Income and work: Census
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Income and work: Census
- 7 million people (7,095,103) were working full-time and 4 million people (3,962,550) were working part-time in the week before the Census.
- The median hours worked in Australia was 38 hours per week.
- Health Care and Social Assistance was the largest employing industry in Australia (14.5 per cent of the workforce), followed by Retail Trade (9.1 per cent) and Construction (8.9 per cent).
- The top three reported occupations were Sales Assistants (General) (514,084), Registered Nurses (262,742) and General Clerks (244,849).
- The national median personal income was $805 per week. This was a $143 increase since 2016. This included the adult population from 15 years to over 85 years, including those who are unemployed or retired.
- There were over 9.6 million people earning below the national median personal income or earning no income.
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