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1 million or more · Section of State Range

Jobs & Industry in 1 million or more

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A high number of adults in 1 million or more are working or looking for work, with 61.5% active in the labour force. While the area has a strong workforce, full-time employment has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011. This creates a diverse employment landscape where health care and professional roles are most common.

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📍 1 million or more, Section of State Range

Where 1 million or more sits — Unemployment rate

5.7% ▼ -4.4%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 1 million or more — higher than 66% of areas.

1 million or more5.7%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas. However, the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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5.7% ▼ -4.4%

Higher than 66% of section of state range areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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61.5% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 78% of section of state range areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.5% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 51% of section of state range areas.

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 17.4%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.7%, education and training at 9.0%, and construction at 8.2%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.9%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 13.3%, clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%, and technicians and trades at 12.7%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in 1 million or more — Professionals leads at 24%, ahead of Community & personal service (14%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 23.9% Community & personal service 13.3% Clerical & administrative 13.2% Technicians & trades 12.7% Managers 11.8% Labourers 9.3% Sales workers 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers 5.5%

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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR401/1-million-or-more/topic/employment