Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Logo of the ABS with coat of arms.
ABS Main Menu
Open main menu
Close main menu
Statistics
Census
Participating in a survey
About
Toggle site search
Search ABS
Breadcrumb
Home
Statistics
Labour
Earnings and working conditions
Trade union membership
Trade union membership
Sort by
Title (A-Z)
Relevance
Title (A-Z)
Release Date
Release date and time
14 December 2022
Trade union membership
12.5% of employees (1.4 million) were trade union members.
Since 1992, the proportion of employees who were trade union members has fallen from 41% to 12.5%.
The Education and training industry (30%) and the Professionals occupation group (19%) had the highest rates of trade union membership.
Reference period
August 2022
Back to top of the page
arrow-down
arrow-left
arrow-right
arrow-up
cav-down
cav-right
close
download
external-link
feedback
file
menu
search
sign-check
sign-info
sign-warning
social-facebook
social-instagram
social-twitter
triangle-down
link
print
quotes-left
calendar
date-add