4.7% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 62% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 more people work full-time in Remote Australia than in most other areas. While 59.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a striking 70.8% of the workforce is in full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 59.9% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
59.9% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 70.8%
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 19.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 18.1%. Other common industries include education and training, construction, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 17.4%, technicians and trades at 13.3%, and managers at 13%.
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/RA73/remote-australia/topic/employment