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This document was added or updated on 18/08/2020.
Key statistics
During 2016-17:
- jobs have increased in 84.6% of the 2,288 regions compared to 2015-16.
- 15.6% of employed people (2.1 million) were multiple job holders.
Table 1: Australia
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 | Number | Change in last year | Change in last 6 years |
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| Jobs | 19,166,420 | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Held by men | 9,958,718 | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Held by women | 9,207,702 | 3.9% | 7.9% |
| Employed persons | 13,535,414 | 2.1% | 5.4% |
| Median employee income per job (duration adjusted) | $43,189 | 0.4% | 11.4% |
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| Total employment income | $801 bil | 3.1% | 19.1% |
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* 'Duration adjusted' is an analytical measure of employee income per job that seeks to put all jobs onto a comparable full- year duration basis.
Graph 1: Number of jobs and employed persons in Australia (2011-12 to 2016-17)
Jobs
| During 2016-17: | | | | | | | | | |
- there were 19.2 million job relationships.
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- 17.2 million (89.5%) jobs were employees and 2.0 million (10.5%) jobs were owner managers.
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- 14.3 million (74.8%) were private sector jobs and 3.2 million (17.0%) were public sector jobs.
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Employed people
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- people aged 25-29 years held the highest number of employee jobs (2.6 million jobs).
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- males in this age group held a slightly higher proportion of jobs than females (52.2% and 47.8%).
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Graph 2: Number of jobs by age and sex of job holders in Australia (2016-17)
Employee income
After adjusting for the duration of the job, in 2016-17, the median employee income per job was:
- $43,189 for all persons
- $52,676 for males
- $34,862 for females
Graph 3: Median employee income per job (2011-12 to 2016-17)
Multiple job holders
A multiple job holder is a person who held more than one employee job at the same time, rather than one after another, during the year.
During 2016-17:
- approximately 15.6% of employed people (2.1 million) were multiple job holders
- close to four out of five employed people held only one job
- of the 2.1 million multiple job holders, 53.7% were female
Industry
During 2016-17, the industries with the most jobs were:
- Health care and social assistance (10.4%)
- Retail trade (8.7%)
- Administrative and support services (8.6%)
Graph 4: Distribution of employee jobs per industry in Australia (2016-17)
Occupation
During 2016-17, the most common occupations were:
- Professionals (18.2%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.5%)
- Managers (10.7%)
Differences in male and female employment in occupations continue to be apparent. Almost all jobs worked by machinery operators and drivers were held by males (89.6%), while most clerical and administrative jobs were held by females (76.5%).
Graph 5: Number of employed persons per occupation of main job by sex in Australia (2016-17)
Employers
During 2016-17:
- 29.2% of employee jobs were with small businesses (less than 20 employees) (5.6 million jobs)
- 21.9% were with medium businesses (between 20 and 199 employees) (4.2 million jobs)
- 40.7% were with large businesses (200 or more employees) (7.8 million jobs)
Table 2: Regional Comparison
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| Highest number of jobs | Highest Median Employee Income Per Job | Highest Total Employment Income (million) |
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| New South Wales | Sydney - Haymarket - The Rocks | 62,052 | St Leonards - Naremburn | $73,500 | Mosman | $2,528 |
| Waterloo - Beaconsfield | 33,285 | Balmain | $71,254 | Double Bay - Bellevue Hill | $1,881 |
| Parramatta - Rosehill | 30,185 | North Sydney - Lavender Bay | $70,570 | Lane Cove - Greenwich | $1,860 |
| Bondi Beach - North Bondi | 27,848 | Lilyfield - Rozelle | $69,542 | Sydney - Haymarket - The Rocks | $1,810 |
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| Victoria | Melbourne | 43,532 | Port Melbourne | $66,591 | Richmond | $1,727 |
| St Kilda | 35,054 | Newport | $56,665 | Brighton | $1,456 |
| Richmond | 34,037 | Yarraville | $56,148 | Kew | $1,395 |
| Tarneit | 30,080 | Richmond | $55,286 | St Kilda | $1,363 |
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| Queensland | Upper Coomera - Willow Vale | 26,556 | Weipa | $67,215 | North Lakes - Mango Hill | $1,117 |
| North Lakes - Mango Hill | 26,453 | Moranbah | $63,443 | Upper Coomera - Willow Vale | $998 |
| Surfers Paradise | 24,948 | Bulimba | $59,191 | Forest Lake - Doolandella | $913 |
| Forest Lake - Doolandella | 23,351 | Boyne Island - Tannum Sands | $58,656 | The Hills District | $909 |
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| South Australia | Plympton | 19,498 | Roxby Downs | $73,354 | Unley - Parkside | $844 |
| Northgate - Oakden - Gilles Plains | 17,839 | Blackwood | $49,252 | Goodwood - Millswood | $748 |
| Seaford | 16,639 | Nailsworth - Broadview | $48,290 | Glenelg | $741 |
| Glenelg | 16,529 | Largs Bay - Semaphore | $48,156 | Burnside - Wattle Park | $738 |
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| Western Australia | Perth City | 42,767 | Ashburton (WA) | $77,174 | Perth City | $1,973 |
| Ellenbrook | 31,029 | Port Hedland | $75,762 | Ellenbrook | $1,368 |
| Baldivis | 29,103 | South Hedland | $63,681 | Baldivis | $1,345 |
| Rivervale - Kewdale - Cloverdale | 23,224 | North Coogee | $63,360 | Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley | $1,137 |
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| Tasmania | Sandy Bay | 10,351 | Geilston Bay - Risdon | $46,767 | Sandy Bay | $447 |
| Devonport | 10,106 | Howrah - Tranmere | $46,093 | Howrah - Tranmere | $348 |
| Kingston - Huntingfield | 8,721 | Old Beach - Otago | $45,869 | Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay | $333 |
| Hobart | 8,298 | Cambridge | $44,572 | Kingston - Huntingfield | $328 |
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| Northern Territory | Darwin City | 12,298 | Durack - Marlow Lagoon | $61,724 | Darwin City | $531 |
| Katherine | 11,392 | Palmerston - North | $60,552 | Humpty Doo | $397 |
| Charles | 11,232 | Lyons (NT) | $60,420 | Katherine | $379 |
| Humpty Doo | 8,308 | Rosebery - Bellamack | $59,364 | Rosebery - Bellamack | $330 |
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| Australian Capital Territory | Kambah | 12,232 | Barton | $77,725 | Kambah | $596 |
| Ngunnawal | 9,470 | Kingston (ACT) | $73,271 | Ngunnawal | $427 |
| Harrison | 7,114 | Forde | $68,681 | Harrison | $351 |
| Gordon (ACT) | 6,725 | Deakin | $66,848 | Kingston (ACT) | $356 |
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Note:
- Analysis only includes areas with a population of more than 1,000 people.
- Regional areas include the 4 highest Statistical Area Level 2s (SA2s) with relevant characteristics.
The job counts in this publication differ from the filled job estimates from other data sources such as the Australian Labour Account and the Labour Force Australia. The Jobs in Australia data sourced from LEED provides insights into all jobs held throughout the year, while the Labour Account data provides the number of filled jobs at a point-in-time each quarter, and Labour Force Survey data measures the number of people employed each month.
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