As of 2023, approximately 865 thousand people working in the construction industry in Australia were employees. A further 278 thousand people working in the industry were independent contractors. Across the vast majority industries, employees were the most common form of employment.
Number of people working in Australian industries in 2023, by form of employment
(in thousands)
The Characteristics of Employment survey excluded the following: Members of the permanent defence forces, certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments, overseas residents in Australia, members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed in Australia, students at boarding schools, patients in hospitals, residents of homes (e.g. retirement homes, homes for people with disabilities), inmates of prisons, people living in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, contributing family workers, people not in the labour force, and unemployed people.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 13, 2023). Number of people working in Australian industries in 2023, by form of employment (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405113/australia-number-of-people-working-in-industries-by-form-of-employment/
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Number of people working in Australian industries in 2023, by form of employment (in thousands) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405113/australia-number-of-people-working-in-industries-by-form-of-employment/