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 INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION
Industry
All business entities are assigned to a particular industry based on the main activity of the business.
The industry is classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC, 2006) Revision 1.0 (cat. no. 1292.0).
The most common industries in which Indigenous people were employed were similar to that of non-Indigenous people, although of differing proportions.
In 2006, the most common industries in which Indigenous people in Australia were employed were:
(please hover mouse over industry to see description)
The most common industries of employment for non-Indigenous Australians were:
Most Common Industry of Employment by Indigenous status (a), 2006
 | Indigenous
% | Non-Indigenous % |
| Public Administration and Safety | 17.5 | 6.6 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15.0 | 10.6 |
| Education and Training | 8.6 | 7.8 |
| Retail Trade | 7.8 | 11.5 |
| Manufacturing | 7.7 | 10.6 |
| Construction | 7.1 | 7.9 |
(a) Employed persons aged 15 years and over, Census, 2006.
Source: Population Characteristics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4713.0).
Most Common Industry of Employment by Indigenous status (a), 2006
(a) Employed persons aged 15 years and over.
Source: Population Characteristics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4713.0).
Indigenous females were most likely to be employed in Health Care and Social Assistance (21%), Public Administration and Safety (16%), Education and Training (13%) and Retail Trade (10%).
The composition was different for Indigenous males, who were most likely to be employed in Public Administration and Safety (18%) followed by Construction (12%), Manufacturing (11%) and Health Care and Social Assistance (8%).
Most Common Industry of Employment (a), by Indigenous persons by Sex, 2006
| Males
% | Females
% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 8.4 | 21.2 |
| Public Administration and Safety | 17.5 | 16.0 |
| Education and Training | 4.1 | 13.1 |
| Retail Trade | 5.4 | 9.9 |
| Manufacturing | 11.1 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 11.7 | 1.3 |
(a) Employed persons aged 15 years and over, Census, 2006.
Source: Indigenous Community Profiles, Australia, 2006 Census
Most Common Industry of Employment by Sex, Indigenous persons, 2006
Source: Indigenous Community Profiles, Australia, 2006 Census.
Further Information:
2006 Census of Population and Housing, Community Profiles Series: Australia, Indigenous Profile
Population Characteristics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4713.0)
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006 (Revision 1.0) (cat.no.1292.0)
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