Care employment in Australia
Australia: Care employment was 3,854 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Care employment in Australia, 2018–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for care employment in Australia is 3,854, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
That places Australia 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Care employment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,855 | — |
| 2019 | 2,960 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3,002 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3,135 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 3,350 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 3,512 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 3,670 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 3,854 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,908 | 2,855 | 2,960 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,421 | 3,002 | 3,854 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care employment in Australia?
- Care employment in Australia was 3,854 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,854 in 2025.
- What is the lowest care employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,855 in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for care employment?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is care employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.