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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.

Fewer people are working or looking for work in Inner Regional Australia than in 2011, with that figure falling 13 percentage points. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.9%, the area now has a much lower proportion of adults in the workforce compared to the national figure.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

Where Inner Regional Australia sits — Unemployment rate

6.9% ▼ -53.5%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — higher than 72% of areas.

Inner Regional Australia6.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 41.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed are more likely to work full-time (63.4%) than people in most other areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.9% ▼ -53.5%

Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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41.5% ▼ -24.3%

Lower than 80% of remoteness area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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63.4% ▼ -16.9%

Higher than 68% of remoteness area areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the dominant employer, making up 43.0% of all jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.8% and construction at 9.7%.

Industries people work in

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In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 49%, followed by Health care & social assistance (14%) and Construction (11%).

Public administration & safety 43.0% Health care & social assistance 11.8% Construction 9.7% Education & training 6.5% Accommodation & food 5.4% Professional & technical 4.3% Retail trade 3.2% Arts & recreation 3.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%, followed by professionals at 22.6%. Community and personal service workers and labourers each account for 10.8% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Managers at 33%, followed by Professionals (25%) and Community & personal service (12%).

Managers 30.1% Professionals 22.6% Community & personal service 10.8% Labourers 10.8% Clerical & administrative 8.6% Technicians & trades 7.5%

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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA91/inner-regional-australia/topic/employment