6.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Remote Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Remote Australia than in the rest of the country, with only 49.5% in the workforce. This low participation is coupled with a workforce that has shrunk significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Less than half of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 53.9%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the Australian average at 6.8%.
49.5% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 80% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the region are the accommodation and food services industry at 20.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.8% and mining at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 20.4%, with managers making up 16.9% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.4% of roles.
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA63/remote-australia/topic/employment