Industry Information
The Australian workforce is employed across 19 broad (1 digit) industries as defined in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006. You can select any of these industries from the left hand navigation menu and view essential data on employment characteristics, trends and prospects and links to skills-related information.
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Employment Characteristics |
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Employment Size (000's) - Feb 2013 |
11588.7 |
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Average Unemployment Rate (%) (Year 2011)* |
3.1 |
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Male % share of employment (Year to Feb 2013) |
54.3 |
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Female % share of employment (Year to Feb 2013) |
45.7 |
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Full time % share of employment (Year to Feb 2013) |
70.3 |
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Average full time hours (Year to Feb 2013) |
41.1 |
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Median Weekly Earnings (full time employees) 2011 |
$1100 |
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Employee % share of all employment (Year to Feb 2013) |
89.5 |
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Employment Growth |
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Projected Growth - 5 years to 2016-17 (% pa) |
1.4 |
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Projected Growth - 5 years to 2016-17 ('000s) |
829.3 |
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Recent Growth - 1 year (% pa) |
1.2 |
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Recent Growth - 2 years (% pa) |
1.0 |
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Recent Growth - 5 years (% pa) |
1.4 |
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Recent Growth - 10 years (% pa) |
2.1 |
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Recent Growth - 1 year ('000s) |
134.6 |
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Recent Growth - 2 years ('000s) |
221.7 |
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Recent Growth - 5 years ('000s) |
798.1 |
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Recent Growth - 10 years ('000s) |
2129.5 |
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Workforce Ageing |
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Median age in years (Year 2011) |
39 |
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Mature Age Employment ('000s) - Aged 45+ (Year 2006) |
3729.3 |
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Mature Age Employment ('000s) - Aged 45+ (Year 2011) |
4381.7 |
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Mature Age Employment Growth ('000s) - 2006 to 2011 |
652.4 |
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Mature Age Employment - Aged 45+ (% share) |
38.4 |
* Industry unemployment rates include only those unemployed people whose last job was in an identified industry within the past two years. They do not include those who have been unemployed for more than two years or who have never worked. They are therefore generally lower that the labour force-wide unemployment rate.
Industry Skills Councils provide accurate industry intelligence to the VET sector about current and future skill needs and training requirements, including through industry skills reports, and supporting the development, implementation and continuous improvement of quality nationally recognised training products and services, including Training Packages.
Largest employing regions
| Sydney |
2,313.0 |
| Melbourne |
2,159.6 |
| Brisbane |
1,547.7 |
| Perth |
1,018.9 |
| Adelaide |
597.0 |
| Central and North QLD |
550.1 |
| Southern NSW (incl ACT) |
520.1 |
| Hunter |
475.5 |
| Western Victoria |
439.3 |
| Eastern Victoria |
312.7 |
Source: Four quarter average based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – February 2013