6.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Inner Regional 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 Inner Regional Australia than in most similar areas. While 61.3% of adults are active in the labour force, full-time employment has fallen to 55.2% over the last decade. This shift contributes to an unemployment rate of 6.1%, which is higher than most other peer areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose to 61.3% since 2011, nearly matching the national figure. However, the share of full-time workers is now 55.2%, which is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.3% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.6%, followed by education and training at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.0%, while 14.0% work in community and personal service and 13.3% are technicians or tradespeople.
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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA61/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment