2.5% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 94% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Very Remote Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Very Remote Australia are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While more adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 61.8% of adults, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 55.1%, while the unemployment rate is very low at 2.5%.
61.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 78% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 24.6%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance (9.6%), manufacturing (8.0%), construction (7.6%) and retail trade (6.9%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.9%. This is followed by labourers at 19.6%, technicians and trades at 13.0%, professionals at 10.6% and clerical or administrative staff at 9.1%.
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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA64/very-remote-australia/topic/employment