3.8% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Jobs & Industry in Major Cities of Australia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in the major cities of Australia are employed in public administration and safety. This region has a very strong employment market, with a typical resident being far more likely to be working or looking for work than those in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 65.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.8%.
69.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the largest employer at 29.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.5% and professional and technical services at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.5%, followed by managers at 17.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.5%.
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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA80/major-cities-of-australia/topic/employment