1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 very high rate of employment defines daily life across Inner Regional Australia, where 75.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work is common here, the proportion of people in these roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is among the lowest for similar areas at just 1.5%, well below the Australian average of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 64.2%, though this is 5.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
75.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 81.1%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by construction at 14% and education and training at 11.9%. Other common industries include professional and technical services and agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 23.4% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 16.2%, with clerical and administrative staff at 11.7% and labourers 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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment