Industry Information
The Australian workforce is employed across 19 broad 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 main occupations.
There are approximately 11,904,700 employed people in Australia (ABS trend data), full time and part time. Over the past five years, employment across all industries has increased by 6.7 per cent. The median age for workers in Australia is 40 years and median earnings are around $1,200 per week (before tax) for full time employees. For more detailed industry information, please visit the Industry Reports channel.
All Industries
Employment Characteristics |
Data |
|---|---|
Employment Level - Feb 2016 ('000) |
11,904.7 |
Employment Growth - Five years to Feb 2016 ('000) |
746.9 |
Employment Growth - Five Years to Feb 2016 (%) |
6.7 |
Male Share of Employment - Year to Feb 2016 (%) |
53.8 |
Female Share of Employment - Year to Feb 2016 (%) |
46.2 |
Full Time Share of Employment - Year to Feb 2016 (%) |
69.0 |
Average Full Time Hours - Year to Feb 2016 |
41 |
Median Weekly Earnings (full time employees) 2014 ($) |
1,200 |
Projected Employment Growth - Five Years to Nov 2020 ('000) |
989.7 |
Projected Employment Growth - Five Years to Nov 2020 (%) |
8.3 |
Sources: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, cat. no. 6291.0.55.003, trend. Female, Male and full time data are four quarter averages of original data; Earnings data are ABS, Characteristics of Employment Cat. No. 6333.0, 2014; Department of Employment, 2016 employment projections, five years to November 2020.
Top 10 Occupations (For more information, select an occupation below) |
Number Employed (four quarter average, 2015) |
|---|---|
| Sales Assistants (General) | 539,800 |
| Registered Nurses | 256,100 |
| Retail Managers | 234,100 |
| General Clerks | 232,600 |
| Accountants | 186,700 |
| Truck Drivers | 179,900 |
| Receptionists | 171,500 |
| Electricians | 154,900 |
| Primary School Teachers | 147,800 |
| Child Carers | 146,300 |
Source: Four quarter average and custom data based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003.