Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia
Australia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia peaked at 1.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Australia ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Australia was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Australia ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.