Aussie healthcare workers rise
More Australians are now working in healthcare than any other profession, census results released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. With Australia’s population ageing, health and social care workers now account for 11.6% of Australia’s employment – a jump of 1.1% since the last census in 2006.
More Australians are now working in healthcare than any other profession, census results released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows.
With Australia’s population ageing, health and social care workers now account for 11.6% of Australia’s employment – a jump of 1.1% since the last census in 2006.
“Healthcare and social assistance is now Australia’s number one industry of employment,” census executive director, Andrew Henderson, said.
Healthcare professions include doctors, nurses, dentists, physiotherapists, childcare workers and aged care providers.
In the previous census, the largest group of Australian workers was in retail, which accounted for 10.5% of the workforce.
Australia’s second most common occupation is reportedly now ‘community and personal service’, which includes those who work in health and welfare support, carers and aides, hospitality workers, protective service workers, and sports and personal services workers. This group represented 9.7% of Australia’s labour force.
