3.2% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Jobs & Industry in Remainder of State/Territory
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower unemployment rate of 3.2% defines the job market in Remainder of State/Territory compared to the national figure of 5.1%. While more people here work full-time than in most other areas, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.8%, though this is 4.8 points lower than in 2011. About 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Australian average.
60.1% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is heavily concentrated in primary industries, with 20.9% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and another 10.6% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.2% and professionals at 12.9%.
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR531/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/employment