Tourism Satellite Accounts: quarterly tourism labour statistics, Australia, experimental estimates

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Experimental estimates of quarterly tourism jobs by tourism-related industries

Reference period

September 2024

Released

18/12/2024

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Release date and time

18/12/2024 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

In September quarter 2024, there were 691,700 tourism jobs. This was:

16,200 (2.4%) more jobs than June quarter 2024
18,400 (-2.6%) less jobs than September quarter 2023
1 in 23 (4.4%) filled jobs in the economy.

Change in number and percentage of jobs
	Sep-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Tourism jobs	691,700	16,200	2.4	-18,400	-2.6
Economy-wide jobs	15,888,900	161,900	1.0	473,800	3.1

Filled jobs

All references to "jobs" are referring to "filled jobs" unless otherwise specified. All data in this publication is original series. For information on the various measures of jobs, refer to Methodology.

Tourism jobs
Quarter	Tourism ('000)	Whole economy ('000)
Sep-19	650.7	13,968.3
Dec-19	681.6	14,157.1
Mar-20	522.9	14,019.0
Jun-20	335.5	13,173.8
Sep-20	384.9	13,484.2
Dec-20	395.4	13,996.8
Mar-21	399.2	14,046.5
Jun-21	400.7	14,185.2
Sep-21	336.9	13,808.8
Dec-21	414.2	14,552.7
Mar-22	473.5	14,578.5
Jun-22	502.1	14,848.3
Sep-22	589.1	14,881.8
Dec-22	676.7	15,232.9
Mar-23	696.2	15,298.3
Jun-23	667.4	15,390.1
Sep-23	710.1	15,415.1
Dec-23	699.7	15,650.9
Mar-24	690.0	15,640.7
Jun-24	675.5	15,727.0
Sep-24	691.7	15,888.9

Tourism jobs

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Tourism industry

Change in number and percentage of jobs by industry
	Sep-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Accommodation	118,400	9,600	8.8	1,300	1.1
Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services	201,700	-3,700	-1.8	-31,600	-13.5
Clubs, pubs, taverns and bars	42,900	2,400	5.9	-6,700	-13.5
Road passenger transport and transport equipment rental	24,300	800	3.4	400	1.7
Air, water and other passenger transport	31,600	100	0.3	-3,000	-8.7
Travel agency and information centre services	30,500	3,300	12.1	1,900	6.6
Cultural services	12,700	-400	-3.1	-2,400	-15.9
Casinos and other gambling services	2,500	100	4.2	0.0	0.0
Sports and recreation services	35,300	1,000	2.9	-1,100	-3.0
Retail trade	123,600	1,000	0.8	5,300	4.5
Education and training	53,200	1,800	3.5	16,800	46.2
All other industries	14,900	100	0.7	700	4.9

In September quarter 2024, 10 of the 12 tourism industries recorded a rise in jobs. The largest increases were in:

Accommodation: up 9,600 (8.8%)
Travel agency and information centre services: up 3,300 (12.1%)
Clubs, pubs, taverns and bars: up 2,400 (5.9%).

These were partially offset by a decrease in Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services, down 3,700 (-1.8%).

The decrease in jobs from September quarter 2023 to September quarter 2024 was due to falls in five of the 12 tourism industries. The largest decreases were in:

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: down 31,600 (-13.5%)
Clubs, pubs, taverns and bars: down 6,700 (-13.5%).

These were partially offset by increases in:

Education and training: up 16,800 (46.2%)
Retail trade: up 5,300 (4.5%).

Full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by full-time and part-time employment
	Sep-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Full-time	345,800	8,000	2.4	-7,300	-2.1
Part-time	345,900	8,200	2.4	-11,000	-3.1

Tourism jobs by full-time and part-time employment
Quarter	Full-time ('000)	Part-time ('000)
Sep-19	324.3	326.4
Dec-19	344.6	337.0
Mar-20	267.6	255.2
Jun-20	182.4	153.1
Sep-20	182.7	202.3
Dec-20	185.6	209.7
Mar-21	195.8	203.4
Jun-21	191.8	208.9
Sep-21	160.8	176.2
Dec-21	204.5	209.7
Mar-22	238.5	235.0
Jun-22	253.5	248.6
Sep-22	293.5	295.6
Dec-22	345.6	331.1
Mar-23	360.7	335.5
Jun-23	330.3	337.2
Sep-23	353.1	356.9
Dec-23	355.4	344.4
Mar-24	345.9	344.1
Jun-24	337.8	337.7
Sep-24	345.8	345.9

Tourism jobs by full-time and part-time employment

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Sex

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex
	Sep-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Male	325,300	9,100	2.9	7,200	2.3
Female	366,300	6,900	1.9	-25,700	-6.6

Tourism jobs by sex
Quarter	Male ('000)	Female ('000)
Sep-19	289.2	361.5
Dec-19	304.0	377.7
Mar-20	234.8	288.0
Jun-20	158.2	177.4
Sep-20	181.0	204.0
Dec-20	186.8	208.6
Mar-21	193.4	205.8
Jun-21	187.6	213.1
Sep-21	160.8	176.1
Dec-21	189.9	224.3
Mar-22	214.3	259.2
Jun-22	226.3	275.7
Sep-22	264.4	324.7
Dec-22	310.3	366.4
Mar-23	317.5	378.7
Jun-23	304.3	363.2
Sep-23	318.1	392.0
Dec-23	317.4	382.4
Mar-24	321.3	368.7
Jun-24	316.2	359.4
Sep-24	325.3	366.3

Tourism jobs by sex

["Quarter","Male","Female"]

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Sex by full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex by full-time and part-time employment
	Sep-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Full-time: male	188,200	-1,700	-0.9	3,900	2.1
Full-time: female	157,500	9,600	6.5	-11,300	-6.7
Part-time: male	137,100	10,800	8.6	3,300	2.5
Part-time: female	208,800	-2,700	-1.3	-14,400	-6.5

The increase in September quarter 2024 was driven by part-time jobs held by males (up 10,800) and full-time jobs held by females (up 9,600), whereas the decrease from September quarter 2023 to September quarter 2024 was driven by females part-time (down 14,400) and full-time (down 11,300).

Changes in this issue

Review of methods to derive employment ratios

The 2023-24 Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) included a comprehensive review of methods and data sources which revised the industry ratios used to derive tourism employment. Since revised ratios are only available from 2016-17, this release only includes data starting from that year.

Refer to the TSA Methodology for more information.

Tourism industry classification changes

The Air, water and other transport industry has been relabelled as Air, water and other passenger transport to better reflect the tourism aspect of this industry. Similarly, Road transport and transport equipment rental is now Road passenger transport and transport equipment rental.

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