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Electricity Gas Water LMR table


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The Industry Employment % Share column shows the region's share of total Australian employment for the industry. For example, 15.5 per cent of total Electricity, Gas and Water Supply employment in Australia is in Sydney.

The Region Employment % Share column shows the share of the industry in total employment for the region. For example, 0.6 per cent of total employment in Sydney is in the Electricity, Gas and Water Supply industry.

Industry Employment by DEWR Labour Market Region - Year to May 2008

Electricity, Gas and Water Supply

Employment ('000)

Industry Employment % Share

Region Employment % Share

Sydney

13.9

15.5

0.6

Hunter & North Coast (NSW)

4.9

5.5

1.0

Illawarra & South East NSW

1.8

2.0

0.6

Western NSW

2.4

2.7

1.0

Riverina

0.9

1.0

0.6

Melbourne

13.1

14.6

0.7

Western Victoria

5.0

5.5

1.2

Eastern Victoria

4.3

4.8

1.6

Brisbane

11.2

12.5

0.8

Southern QLD

2.2

2.5

0.9

Central & Northern QLD

5.7

6.3

1.2

Adelaide

5.6

6.2

1.0

SA Country

2.1

2.3

1.0

Perth

9.3

10.4

1.1

South West Australia

1.1

1.2

0.7

Greater WA

1.6

1.8

1.2

Tasmania

2.3

2.6

1.0

Northern Territory

0.9

1.0

0.8

ACT

1.4

1.5

0.7

Australia

89.9

100.0

0.8