Statistical area four | December | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||
Australian Capital Territory | Australian Capital Territory | 43468 | 44510 | 48824 | 53441 | 57402 | 58160 | 59986 | 61809 | 64810 | 65244 | 62658 | 58470 | 57570 | 57604 | 57072 | 55213 |
New South Wales | Sydney - City and Inner South | 12887 | 12238 | 12517 | 12829 | 13305 | 12891 | 12832 | 13305 | 13299 | 13005 | 11505 | 10462 | 11381 | 10942 | 10764 | 10476 |
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs | 262 | 261 | 286 | 344 | 367 | 360 | 352 | 348 | 341 | 360 | 345 | 350 | 241 | 222 | 206 | 199 | |
Sydney - Inner South West | 1198 | 1128 | 1149 | 1169 | 1204 | 1113 | 1107 | 1032 | 1037 | 978 | 949 | 541 | 451 | 417 | 255 | 276 | |
Sydney - Sutherland | 150 | 117 | 144 | 149 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 170 | 165 | 171 | 176 | 158 | 132 | 146 | 127 | 115 | |
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby | 519 | 611 | 715 | 713 | 765 | 768 | 755 | 445 | 486 | 461 | 442 | 532 | 457 | 484 | 475 | 476 | |
Sydney - Inner West | 152 | 141 | 165 | 179 | 164 | 166 | 182 | 149 | 141 | 147 | 115 | 109 | 108 | 136 | 133 | 170 | |
Sydney - South West | 1053 | 968 | 984 | 1063 | 905 | 900 | 880 | 842 | 823 | 932 | 996 | 969 | 1005 | 1026 | 987 | 907 | |
Sydney - Northern Beaches | 93 | 91 | 102 | 106 | 105 | 103 | 96 | 86 | 76 | 72 | 83 | 76 | 61 | 52 | 43 | 42 | |
Sydney - Ryde | 62 | 83 | 94 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 81 | 63 | 83 | 77 | 75 | 241 | 241 | 235 | 218 | 204 | |
Sydney - Parramatta | 1554 | 1486 | 2029 | 2245 | 2477 | 2456 | 2539 | 2715 | 2889 | 2813 | 3052 | 3294 | 3103 | 3251 | 3067 | 3026 | |
Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury | 40 | 38 | 51 | 53 | 85 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 74 | 67 | 78 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | |
Sydney - Blacktown | 202 | 205 | 215 | 264 | 274 | 293 | 316 | 317 | 274 | 263 | 325 | 296 | 288 | 288 | 301 | 297 | |
Sydney - Outer South West | 176 | 167 | 190 | 203 | 192 | 180 | 207 | 191 | 177 | 157 | 161 | 177 | 166 | 171 | 185 | 191 | |
Central Coast | 417 | 395 | 472 | 532 | 600 | 582 | 600 | 560 | 529 | 524 | 565 | 583 | 579 | 596 | 626 | 889 | |
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie | 1592 | 1654 | 1747 | 1806 | 1905 | 1866 | 1830 | 1808 | 1800 | 1656 | 1759 | 1673 | 1655 | 1833 | 1692 | 1627 | |
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle | 528 | 547 | 602 | 705 | 816 | 910 | 898 | 863 | 925 | 894 | 935 | 848 | 814 | 793 | 749 | 713 | |
Mid North Coast | 309 | 304 | 346 | 372 | 428 | 427 | 437 | 463 | 434 | 412 | 458 | 455 | 473 | 469 | 461 | 415 | |
New England and North West | 239 | 265 | 271 | 290 | 297 | 299 | 284 | 286 | 278 | 223 | 229 | 212 | 200 | 207 | 210 | 257 | |
Far West and Orana | 147 | 146 | 147 | 175 | 164 | 174 | 176 | 173 | 172 | 154 | 652 | 184 | 175 | 170 | 182 | 156 | |
Coffs Harbour - Grafton | 399 | 403 | 425 | 459 | 471 | 503 | 570 | 610 | 544 | 528 | 595 | 592 | 607 | 632 | 606 | 580 | |
Richmond - Tweed | 429 | 502 | 505 | 641 | 634 | 614 | 619 | 587 | 548 | 567 | 569 | 567 | 589 | 573 | 547 | 503 | |
Illawarra | 853 | 925 | 1007 | 1125 | 1281 | 1289 | 1298 | 1340 | 1265 | 1306 | 1591 | 1521 | 1559 | 1558 | 1509 | 1464 | |
Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven | 363 | 356 | 402 | 458 | 499 | 489 | 499 | 483 | 457 | 407 | 458 | 388 | 414 | 398 | 400 | 396 | |
Capital Region | 585 | 548 | 551 | 635 | 612 | 600 | 677 | 738 | 682 | 807 | 748 | 734 | 976 | 876 | 807 | 737 | |
Riverina | 274 | 272 | 285 | 312 | 338 | 331 | 344 | 323 | 299 | 259 | 329 | 306 | 276 | 279 | 273 | 262 | |
Murray | 776 | 879 | 886 | 886 | 972 | 1096 | 1111 | 1096 | 1288 | 1293 | 1508 | 1258 | 1345 | 1144 | 1133 | 1141 | |
Central West | 184 | 201 | 279 | 307 | 307 | 310 | 293 | 293 | 268 | 219 | 249 | 233 | 227 | 228 | 233 | 280 | |
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains | 1400 | 1320 | 1392 | 1495 | 1617 | 1656 | 1664 | 1667 | 1762 | 1772 | 1901 | 1739 | 1682 | 1659 | 1390 | 1356 | |
Other Territories NSW | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | |
Unknown | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Victoria | Melbourne - Inner | 13098 | 13182 | 13581 | 14879 | 15232 | 15041 | 15230 | 15714 | 17006 | 15821 | 15864 | 14400 | 14600 | 14959 | 14723 | 14630 |
Melbourne - West | 1236 | 1217 | 1217 | 1399 | 1386 | 1330 | 1373 | 1272 | 1330 | 1214 | 1233 | 1205 | 1182 | 1095 | 982 | 955 | |
Melbourne - North West | 655 | 569 | 722 | 1142 | 1219 | 1277 | 1260 | 1282 | 1271 | 1273 | 1212 | 1143 | 1016 | 1147 | 1231 | 1248 | |
Melbourne - North East | 432 | 431 | 439 | 494 | 489 | 476 | 472 | 437 | 456 | 475 | 459 | 428 | 433 | 470 | 494 | 485 | |
Melbourne - Inner East | 1327 | 1275 | 1271 | 1278 | 1247 | 1217 | 1211 | 1213 | 1254 | 1362 | 1481 | 1347 | 1305 | 1276 | 1288 | 1190 | |
Melbourne - Outer East | 171 | 166 | 201 | 228 | 291 | 282 | 298 | 272 | 239 | 199 | 242 | 224 | 235 | 191 | 157 | 150 | |
Melbourne - Inner South | 662 | 608 | 619 | 637 | 623 | 579 | 610 | 536 | 461 | 703 | 543 | 556 | 608 | 583 | 561 | 547 | |
Melbourne - South East | 1212 | 1189 | 1222 | 1266 | 1285 | 1334 | 1348 | 1333 | 1308 | 1225 | 1544 | 1385 | 1381 | 1619 | 1434 | 1468 | |
Mornington Peninsula | 254 | 265 | 281 | 275 | 284 | 284 | 289 | 271 | 263 | 228 | 219 | 204 | 202 | 201 | 182 | 187 | |
Geelong | 629 | 627 | 655 | 738 | 812 | 790 | 874 | 841 | 792 | 780 | 859 | 803 | 808 | 1614 | 1707 | 1684 | |
Warrnambool and South West | 141 | 139 | 145 | 165 | 169 | 173 | 186 | 146 | 146 | 131 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 142 | 134 | 133 | |
North West | 145 | 145 | 173 | 184 | 193 | 180 | 177 | 159 | 155 | 139 | 123 | 123 | 111 | 107 | 95 | 106 | |
Ballarat | 259 | 246 | 243 | 260 | 326 | 329 | 324 | 312 | 281 | 261 | 272 | 271 | 272 | 278 | 267 | 249 | |
Bendigo | 270 | 263 | 275 | 329 | 330 | 315 | 325 | 381 | 372 | 339 | 356 | 341 | 350 | 360 | 350 | 392 | |
Hume | 463 | 400 | 455 | 521 | 559 | 543 | 535 | 499 | 511 | 539 | 534 | 528 | 464 | 470 | 473 | 461 | |
Shepparton | 120 | 108 | 122 | 162 | 169 | 150 | 149 | 132 | 118 | 104 | 121 | 115 | 103 | 93 | 90 | 83 | |
Latrobe - Gippsland | 801 | 765 | 787 | 895 | 922 | 957 | 1023 | 1061 | 987 | 990 | 1138 | 1199 | 1265 | 1236 | 1153 | 1263 | |
Queensland | Brisbane Inner City | 7482 | 7680 | 8419 | 8382 | 8950 | 8608 | 8706 | 8857 | 8916 | 8849 | 8508 | 7925 | 7904 | 8008 | 8121 | 7924 |
Brisbane - North | 1094 | 1082 | 1138 | 1183 | 1205 | 1162 | 1130 | 1065 | 1121 | 1099 | 1032 | 963 | 1176 | 1316 | 1286 | 1309 | |
Moreton Bay - North | 176 | 170 | 179 | 194 | 176 | 191 | 218 | 218 | 187 | 214 | 210 | 214 | 214 | 216 | 204 | 196 | |
Brisbane - East | 129 | 122 | 139 | 187 | 215 | 219 | 222 | 208 | 200 | 196 | 312 | 215 | 174 | 168 | 152 | 148 | |
Moreton Bay - South | 72 | 69 | 67 | 85 | 81 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 65 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | |
Brisbane - West | 5 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 57 | |
Ipswich | 631 | 588 | 609 | 584 | 564 | 527 | 545 | 506 | 496 | 444 | 492 | 516 | 533 | 557 | 542 | 547 | |
Brisbane - South | 937 | 890 | 884 | 876 | 882 | 851 | 873 | 889 | 978 | 966 | 1071 | 983 | 977 | 1150 | 1073 | 1171 | |
Logan - Beaudesert | 288 | 287 | 280 | 303 | 297 | 299 | 309 | 288 | 267 | 252 | 257 | 224 | 200 | 182 | 162 | 202 | |
Gold Coast | 705 | 724 | 762 | 841 | 828 | 847 | 883 | 882 | 931 | 886 | 847 | 816 | 798 | 851 | 853 | 888 | |
Toowoomba | 390 | 380 | 381 | 429 | 438 | 426 | 438 | 418 | 383 | 384 | 407 | 427 | 463 | 432 | 425 | 378 | |
Darling Downs - Maranoa | 249 | 247 | 261 | 310 | 322 | 312 | 298 | 292 | 275 | 255 | 263 | 238 | 217 | 196 | 195 | 173 | |
Fitzroy | 244 | 243 | 281 | 323 | 309 | 305 | 311 | 268 | 220 | 203 | 255 | 212 | 199 | 180 | 198 | 188 | |
Queensland - Outback | 149 | 185 | 203 | 256 | 262 | 257 | 258 | 255 | 294 | 339 | 309 | 294 | 302 | 305 | 315 | 316 | |
Sunshine Coast | 260 | 259 | 280 | 305 | 286 | 281 | 295 | 281 | 259 | 256 | 302 | 265 | 247 | 251 | 242 | 265 | |
Wide Bay | 369 | 358 | 400 | 426 | 417 | 404 | 414 | 387 | 353 | 349 | 366 | 324 | 300 | 295 | 291 | 286 | |
Mackay | 148 | 162 | 164 | 177 | 153 | 159 | 155 | 145 | 124 | 133 | 136 | 117 | 104 | 114 | 117 | 101 | |
Townsville | 1609 | 1597 | 1686 | 1822 | 2042 | 1935 | 1996 | 1976 | 1928 | 1993 | 1962 | 1835 | 1805 | 1866 | 1823 | 1710 | |
Cairns | 667 | 628 | 679 | 794 | 819 | 914 | 904 | 873 | 800 | 725 | 743 | 723 | 836 | 864 | 820 | 801 | |
South Australia | Adelaide - Central and Hills | 5052 | 4912 | 5307 | 5444 | 6094 | 6007 | 6230 | 6201 | 6305 | 6018 | 6035 | 5728 | 6028 | 6017 | 5827 | 5799 |
Adelaide - West | 309 | 261 | 299 | 483 | 567 | 596 | 609 | 604 | 654 | 665 | 712 | 668 | 540 | 559 | 555 | 547 | |
Adelaide - South | 228 | 230 | 245 | 274 | 235 | 234 | 223 | 220 | 205 | 182 | 156 | 150 | 137 | 230 | 177 | 169 | |
Adelaide - North | 1833 | 1869 | 2006 | 2251 | 2261 | 2197 | 2228 | 2322 | 2438 | 2362 | 2307 | 2228 | 2148 | 2075 | 2031 | 2021 | |
South Australia - South East | 132 | 121 | 125 | 126 | 119 | 119 | 114 | 108 | 117 | 97 | 183 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 97 | |
Barossa - Yorke - Mid North | 106 | 100 | 112 | 117 | 112 | 107 | 108 | 97 | 101 | 89 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 77 | 81 | 96 | |
South Australia - Outback | 213 | 213 | 229 | 233 | 227 | 204 | 207 | 208 | 195 | 185 | 187 | 166 | 165 | 159 | 154 | 137 | |
Western Australia | Perth - Inner | 4450 | 4309 | 4703 | 4828 | 5022 | 4764 | 4556 | 4520 | 4370 | 4134 | 3961 | 3611 | 3866 | 3785 | 3603 | 3626 |
Perth - North West | 237 | 243 | 267 | 246 | 224 | 224 | 256 | 236 | 243 | 395 | 704 | 683 | 679 | 646 | 634 | 622 | |
Western Australia - Wheat Belt | 70 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 67 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 71 | |
Perth - North East | 300 | 309 | 316 | 322 | 311 | 291 | 312 | 283 | 260 | 195 | 160 | 161 | 173 | 262 | 243 | 256 | |
Perth - South East | 1166 | 1035 | 1013 | 1239 | 1146 | 1114 | 1124 | 1048 | 1059 | 1034 | 753 | 764 | 712 | 758 | 765 | 775 | |
Perth - South West | 762 | 782 | 810 | 925 | 961 | 902 | 896 | 839 | 802 | 721 | 695 | 642 | 706 | 672 | 694 | 637 | |
Mandurah | 34 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 33 | |
Bunbury | 367 | 361 | 360 | 376 | 386 | 374 | 360 | 333 | 289 | 314 | 379 | 344 | 407 | 391 | 372 | 420 | |
Western Australia - Outback | 512 | 440 | 384 | 393 | 390 | 376 | 363 | 364 | 424 | 501 | 546 | 468 | 373 | 339 | 324 | 304 | |
Other Territories WA | 27 | 33 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 56 | 58 | 77 | 91 | 118 | 140 | 82 | 79 | 85 | 75 | 47 | |
Unknown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
Tasmania | Hobart | 2575 | 2505 | 2776 | 3036 | 3276 | 3473 | 3594 | 3541 | 3531 | 3501 | 3698 | 3408 | 3417 | 3384 | 3283 | 3253 |
South East | 166 | 156 | 124 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 67 | 53 | 45 | 59 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 43 | 48 | 53 | |
Launceston and North East | 297 | 293 | 297 | 346 | 390 | 363 | 374 | 341 | 322 | 315 | 344 | 282 | 317 | 326 | 298 | 287 | |
West and North West | 206 | 210 | 239 | 245 | 650 | 257 | 262 | 250 | 228 | 242 | 220 | 211 | 202 | 224 | 222 | 218 | |
Northern Territory | Darwin | 1707 | 1652 | 1750 | 1917 | 2260 | 2362 | 2330 | 2311 | 2252 | 2180 | 1948 | 1667 | 1485 | 1462 | 1317 | 1245 |
Northern Territory - Outback | 477 | 408 | 355 | 374 | 433 | 460 | 481 | 499 | 394 | 476 | 465 | 466 | 694 | 758 | 750 | 688 | |
Overseas | Overseas | 961 | 972 | 967 | 1091 | 1189 | 1719 | 1562 | 1622 | 1423 | 1367 | 1308 | 1421 | 1367 | 1422 | 1398 | 1376 |
All | 129993 | 129561 | 138872 | 149941 | 158800 | 158372 | 161084 | 162824 | 166583 | 164454 | 162565 | 151325 | 151693 | 153235 | 150021 | 147163 | |
Source: APSED |
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Table 12: All employees: location (statistical area four) by year, 31 December 2003 to 31 December 2018
Last reviewed:
29 March 2019