4.2% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Outer Regional Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher proportion of full-time workers than the national average defines Outer Regional Australia. While the area has a strong employment base, the share of adults working or looking for work has dipped since 2011. The region maintains a steady job market with an unemployment rate of 4.2%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 60.1%, which is a little above the national figure. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.9% since 2011, leaving it a little below the Australian average.
58.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is split across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 12.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.0%. Mining and retail trade also employ large numbers of people at 9.2% and 8.8% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%, followed by managers at 15.6% and professionals at 14.4%. Labourers and community and personal service workers also represent significant shares of the workforce at 12.8% and 11.1%.
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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA52/outer-regional-australia/topic/employment