5.3% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Major Cities of Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in the major cities of Australia than across the rest of the country. With 65.3% of adults in the workforce, this region shows a strong appetite for employment compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 60.0%, which is a little above the Australian average but has fallen by 3.3 points since 2011.
65.3% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 88% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 14.2% of the workforce. Other major employers include retail trade at 8.9%, followed by construction and education and training, both at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 23.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.6% and clerical and administrative positions at 12.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA50/major-cities-of-australia/topic/employment