Employment Service Area

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Map of Employment Service Area Data

Employment Service Area (ESA) Data

Information about ESAs and ESA boundaries are here.

Australia Profile

  • Unemployment Rate (15+) : 5.2 %

  • Job Seekers (15+) : 788,726

  • Average Job Seeker Age : 36 years

  • Average Job Seeker Duration of Registration : 24 months

  • Working Age Population (15-64) : 15,034,921

Area Profile Source : DEEWR administrative data March 2013 except for the unemployment rate which is a DEEWR estimate, derived from DEEWRs Small Area Labour Markets Statistical Local Area estimates December quarter 2012 and the working age population which is ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP) June 2011.

'Job Seeker' is defined as persons registered and active with Job Services Australia.

'Duration of registration' is measured as the time the job seeker has been registered with Centrelink.