Australian Government - SkillsInfo

Workforce Ageing


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1. Age Groups (per cent share)

This bar chart shows the percentage share of employment by age category (original data averaged over four quarters) for both broad industries (ANZSIC 1 digit) and industry sectors (ANZSIC 3 digit), compared to all industries. The median age is also displayed.

                  Click here to open the Excel file: Employment by Age percent.xls 

2. Employment Level by Age over time (000s)

This column chart shows the current number of employed people (original data averaged over four quarters) by age category for each broad industry, compared to the numbers five and ten years ago.

                   Click here to open the Excel file: Changing Employment by Age.xls 

 3. Mature Age Employment

This bar chart shows the percentage of employed people (original data averaged over four quarters) in the age groups 45-54, 55-64 and 65+ age years for each broad industry (ANZSIC 1 digit).

               Click here to open the Excel file: Mature Age Employment percent.xls 

4. Median Age

This bar chart shows the median age of employees for each broad industry (ANZSIC 1 digit) and its industry sectors (ANZSIC 3 digit) compared to the median age across all industries.

                          Click here to open the Excel file: Median Age in Years.xls