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

Latest release

Experimental estimates of quarterly tourism jobs by tourism-related industries

Reference period

December 2024

Released

20/03/2025

Key statistics

In December quarter 2024, there were 713,500 tourism jobs. This was:

23,700 (3.4%) more jobs than September quarter 2024
17,500 (2.5%) more jobs than December quarter 2023
1 in 23 (4.4%) filled jobs in the economy.

Change in number and percentage of jobs
	Dec-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Tourism jobs	713,500	23,700	3.4	17,500	2.5
Whole economy jobs	16,130,200	276,700	1.7	483,200	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)
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	671.4	15,232.9
Mar-23	691.0	15,298.3
Jun-23	667.5	15,389.2
Sep-23	708.8	15,411.5
Dec-23	696.0	15,647.0
Mar-24	686.0	15,632.5
Jun-24	672.4	15,683.0
Sep-24	689.8	15,853.5
Dec-24	713.5	16,130.2

Tourism jobs

["Quarter","Tourism","Whole economy"]

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Tourism industry

Change in number and percentage of jobs by industry
	Dec-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Accommodation	125,900	7,800	6.6	12,500	11.0
Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services	210,300	9,100	4.5	-7,100	-3.3
Clubs, pubs, taverns and bars	44,100	1,300	3.0	-1,500	-3.3
Road passenger transport and transport equipment rental	24,900	600	2.5	1,900	8.3
Air, water and other passenger transport	32,100	600	1.9	-3,500	-9.8
Travel agency and information centre services	29,400	-1,100	-3.6	200	0.7
Cultural services	12,300	-400	-3.1	-3,400	-21.7
Casinos and other gambling services	2,200	-300	-12.0	-300	-12.0
Sports and recreation services	37,400	2,100	5.9	-300	-0.8
Retail trade	126,700	3,400	2.8	4,100	3.3
Education and training	53,200	300	0.6	14,400	37.1
All other industries	15,100	200	1.3	500	3.4

In December quarter 2024, 9 of the 12 tourism industries recorded a rise in jobs. The largest increases were in:

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: up 9,100 (4.5%)
Accommodation: up 7,800 (6.6%)
Retail trade: up 3,400 (2.8%)
Sports and recreation services: up 2,100 (5.9%).

The increase in jobs from December quarter 2023 to December quarter 2024 was due to rise in 6 of the 12 tourism industries. The largest increases were in:

Education and training: up 14,400 (37.1%)
Accommodation: up 12,500 (11.0%).

These were partially offset by decreases in:

Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services: down 7,100 (-3.3%)
Air, water and other passenger transport: down 3,500 (-9.8%).

Full-time and part-time employment

Change in number and percentage of jobs by full-time and part-time employment
	Dec-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Full-time	360,500	15,700	4.6	7,300	2.1
Part-time	353,000	8,000	2.3	10,100	2.9

Tourism jobs by full-time and part-time employment
Quarter	Full-time ('000)	Part-time ('000)
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	342.6	328.8
Mar-23	357.8	333.2
Jun-23	330.3	337.2
Sep-23	352.4	356.4
Dec-23	353.2	342.9
Mar-24	343.5	342.5
Jun-24	336.1	336.3
Sep-24	344.8	345.0
Dec-24	360.5	353.0

Tourism jobs by full-time and part-time employment

["Quarter","Full-time","Part-time"]

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Sex

Change in number and percentage of jobs by sex
	Dec-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Male	318,600	-5,800	-1.8	2,200	0.7
Female	394,900	29,500	8.1	15,200	4.0

Tourism jobs by sex
Quarter	Male ('000)	Female ('000)
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	259.3
Jun-22	226.3	275.7
Sep-22	264.4	324.7
Dec-22	308.1	363.3
Mar-23	315.4	375.6
Jun-23	304.3	363.2
Sep-23	317.7	391.0
Dec-23	316.4	379.7
Mar-24	320.1	365.9
Jun-24	314.9	357.5
Sep-24	324.4	365.4
Dec-24	318.6	394.9

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
	Dec-24	Quarterly change	Quarterly change (%)	Annual change	Annual change (%)
Full-time: male	189,700	2,000	1.1	-200	-0.1
Full-time: female	170,700	13,600	8.7	7,500	4.6
Part-time: male	128,900	-7,800	-5.7	2,500	2.0
Part-time: female	224,100	15,800	7.6	7,700	3.6

The increase in December quarter 2024 was driven by jobs held by females with part-time jobs up 15,800 and full-time jobs up 13,600. Similarly, jobs held by females drove the increase from December quarter 2023 to December quarter 2024, with part-time jobs up 7,700 and full-time jobs up 7,500.

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5249.0.55.005.

Methodology

Scope

Tourism-related jobs with a direct impact on tourism activity. A direct impact occurs where there is a direct relationship (physical and economic) between a visitor and the producer of a good or service.

Geography

National

Source

Employment ratios from the 2023-24 Tourism Satellite Account applied to job numbers from the Australian Labour Account.

Collection method

Data compiled from various sources

Concepts, sources and methods

Tourism statistics are built in line with the concepts and methods in the Manuals on Tourism Statistics and Tourism Satellite Accounts

History of changes

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