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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 than four in ten adults are working or looking for work in the Remainder of State/Territory. While the number of people in the workforce has jumped 32 percentage points since 2011, the area still sees far fewer people employed than the national figure.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Unemployment rate

5.3% ▼ -80.4%

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 55% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory5.3%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 39.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 9.6 percentage points since 2011 to 55.6%, though the unemployment rate has dropped sharply to 5.3%.

Unemployment rate

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5.3% ▼ -80.4%

Higher than 55% of section of state range areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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39.6% ▲ +440.9%

Lower than 88% of section of state range areas.

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

Employed full-time

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55.6% ▼ -14.7%

Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry for local workers at 18.2%. Other major employers include accommodation and food services at 11.6% and retail trade at 8.2%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Remainder of State/Territory — Public administration & safety leads at 20%, ahead of Accommodation & food (12%) and Retail trade (9%).

Public administration & safety 18.2% Accommodation & food 11.6% Retail trade 8.2% Construction 7.9% Administrative & support 6.7% Education & training 6.1% Health care & social assistance 6.1% Other services 4.9% Mining 4.6% Manufacturing 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.1%, followed by managers at 15.2%. Clerical and administrative staff and labourers both account for 12.8% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (17%) and Managers (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Technicians & trades 16.1% Managers 15.2% Clerical & administrative 12.8% Labourers 12.8% Professionals 11.9% Community & personal service 11.6% Machinery operators & drivers 6.4% Sales workers 6.1%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR931/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/employment