The Census 2006 Profiles on this page are based on place of enumeration - that is, where peope were actually located on Census night. They compare outcomes from the 2006 Census with corresponding data from the 2001 Census. This can show how Australia's labour force and employment have changed over time at the national, State/Territory and regional level.
The regional structure is based on the DEEWR administrative areas called Labour Market Regions (LMRs) and Employment Service Areas (ESAs). Click here for more information on these regions.
More information about Census data quality issues and the limitations of Census data can be found in the ABS Census Data Quality Statement.
Each of the following profiles is an Excel-based tool that examines aspects of national, State/Territory and regional labour markets using Census data in graphical format. All of these profiles use macros to process and display their data - macros must be enabled within your Microsoft Excel security settings for these profiles to work.
Regional Industries and Occupations - Structure and Growth
Click here to open the Excel file: Regional Industry Employment and Growth 
Click here to open the Excel file: Regional Occupational Employment and Growth
The first table on the first tab of these files provides the numbers employed by broad Industry Division (or Occupational Major Group) for people who were counted on Census night in any selected DEEWR Employment Service Area (ESA), Labour Market Region (LMR), State orTerritory, or in Australia as a whole.
The second table on the same tab shows the corresponding growth in employment for the selected area, by broad Industry Divsion (or Occupational Major Group), between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census.
On the second tab, the first chart presents the broad industry (or occupational) profile of the employed people who were counted in the selected area in the 2006 Census, in terms of percentage shares of total employment. This profile is compared to the profile for Australia as a whole. Industries (or occupations) are ranked from largest to smallest.
The second chart on the same tab plots the total number of employed people counted in the selected area, by their broad industry (or occupation) of employment. The numbers for 'total employment' are displayed along with the number of those who reported working full time hours in Census week.
The third tab contains a chart that looks similar to the first chart above but deals with employment growth between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census. It plots the annual average percentage employment growth rates by broad industry (or occupation) for the selected area and compares them with the corresponding national growth rates. Industries (or occupations) are ranked by their percentage rates of growth and 'Total Employment' is also included in the ranking.
On the fourth tab, the first chart compares ESAs, LMRs or States and Territories within the selected region. It shows the proportion of workers employed in any selected broad industry (or occupation), expressed as a percentage of total employment.
The second chart on this same tab ranks individual ESAs, LMRs or States and Territories within the selected region by the numbers employed in the selected broad industry (or occupation). 'Total Employment' is also a selection option.
The fifth tab contains two charts that look similar to the preceding two charts but deal with employment growth between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census. The first chart compares ESAs, LMRs or States and Territories within the selected region and shows annual average percentage growth rates for the selected broad industry (or occupation). The second chart ranks the individual ESAs, LMRs or States and Territories by growth in the numbers of employed people in that industry (or occupation) between 2001 and 2006. 'Total Employment' is also a selection option.