4.4% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Fewer people are working full-time in the Remainder of State/Territory than in 2011, with that figure falling 2.6 percentage points to 54.8%. While more adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, the overall employment rate has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 1.3 points since 2011. However, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.8%.
59.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 14.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, with professionals at 16.2% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.7%.
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/SOSR631/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/employment