Looking for the easiest place in Australia to find a job? As of October 2022, the answer is Canberra! That's according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which releases its figures for vacancy rates around Australia every quarter.
Accounting for almost half of Australia's economic growth, Sydney offers the best job prospects for expats moving to Aus. With an unemployment rate well below the national average at around 3.8%, Sydney has a booming economy in industries such as financial and professional services, construction and manufacturing.
Victoria: A leading state to work and live
However, Victoria can claim the title of being the state with the fastest and greatest job creation from the past 12 months. Victoria saw the largest employment increase of a massive 20,700 persons in August.
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth largest capital city in Australia. Adelaide is famous for its gentle and laid-back lifestyle. Excellent weather conditions, work-life balance, reasonable house prices, and countryside feeling make Adelaide an ideal choice among Australian residents.
In 2021-22, Victorians paid an average of $5638 to both levels of government, compared to $5537 in NSW, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed.
The highest unemployment figure in Australia belongs to the indigenous community of Palm Island off the coast of Cairns, with unemployment at 49.8 per cent.
The research found that the two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, had the highest numbers of people earning $2000 or more a week. While more modestly sized cities, like Hobart and Cairns, had relatively even income distributions. Melbourne has some of Australia's highest earners.
Electricians, motor mechanics, metal fitters and machinists, engineering, chefs continue to feature prominently.” Australia's skills shortage is the second highest in the OECD.
SEEK has revealed its most- and least-applied for jobs on the jobs website for 2019, with pickers and packers' roles taking out the most-applied for job. At the other end of the spectrum, midwifery, neo-natal, NICU and SCN nursing was the least-applied for role.
“Queensland's known as the Sunshine State. All those rays and the laid-back lifestyle might be among the reasons why it's Australia's happiest state,” Bayliss said.
"The fact Western Australia has the lowest unemployment rate of all the States confirms our Jobs Plan is working and is further proof our economy is powering the nation.
Australia's health and social assistance sector is Australia's biggest employer, accounting for 14% of Australia's jobs.
Port Lincoln, South Australia
The seafood capital of the country has plenty to offer when it comes to affordable living, and not just in the way of house prices.
Coober Pedy, South Australia
A popular tourist stop between Adelaide and Alice Springs, this town is one of the cheapest places to live in the entire country—if not the cheapest. The cost of living here is low, and as a bonus, it is a tight-knit community. This is Coober Pedy, where people live underground.
Adelaide ($443 a week) South Australia's capital is the cheapest capital city in the country to rent a unit, with the median price hovering around $450 a week.