Healthcare and Social Assistance our largest industry
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Healthcare and Social Assistance our largest industry The Health Care and Social Assistance industry was the largest industry by employment in the 2016 Census of Population and Housing, reveals latest data. The industry, spanning sectors such as hospitals, GPs and aged and child care, grew by around 16 per cent. The industry now accounts for 12.6 per cent of Australia’s working population, increasing from 11.6 per cent in 2011 and 10.5 per cent in 2006. Although the number of overall employees fell slightly, Retail Trade was our second largest industry in the Census, followed by Education and Training. The Accommodation and Food Services industry also saw impressive growth of around 14 per cent over the past five years. Census Program Manager, Bindi Kindermann said the data released today painted a picture of the changing face of Australia’s dominant industries. “The Health Care and Social Assistance industry, which took over as our most commonly reported industry of employment in 2011, goes from strength to strength,” Ms Kindermann said. “Conversely, the Manufacturing industry has shown a decline in numbers since 2011 with a decline of 24 per cent in the five years to 2016.” The Health Care and Social Assistance industry was the largest in each of our six states with Tasmania and South Australia – the two states with the highest median ages – recording the largest proportions of the working population employed in the industry at 14.2 per cent and 14.8 per cent respectively. Following a boom in employment between the 2006 and 2011 Censuses, the Mining industry has still seen a little growth, with the 2016 Census revealing a 0.6 per cent increase in counts. The change in size of employment in different industries also had some relationship to changes in the numbers of men and women in the labour force, Ms Kindermann said. “Some of the traditionally male-dominated industries such as manufacturing and mining have shown little growth or some reductions in the workforce, while some of the fastest-growing fields such as health care, social assistance and education have large numbers of female workers,” Ms Kindermann said. “Alongside this, we are seeing the proportion of men in employment decrease over time while for women it is increasing.” Census data also offers some fascinating insight into the ages of workers in certain industries, particularly Australia’s aging Agricultural sector. The Census found that 37 per cent of workers in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing industry are aged 55 or over, the most of any industry, followed by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (25 per cent) and Education and Training (23 per cent). At the other end of the age scale, 55 per cent of workers in the Accommodation and Food Services industry are under 30, the most of any industry, followed by Retail Trade (42 per cent) and Arts and Recreation Services (37 per cent). Ms Kindermann says 2016 Census data provides an invaluable insight into Australia’s working population and is an incredibly useful tool for Australia moving forward over the next five years and beyond. “This latest Census release shows how and where we work as well as important information relating to internal migration, education and method of travel to work." Census data is available free online. Use one of our easy tools such as QuickStats and Community Profiles to access the latest data for your area or topic of interest. INDUSTRY OF WORK Employed persons – by Industry
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Leading industry – by State
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