| Persons aged 15 years and over | | 17 363 696 | 8 506 178 | 8 857 518 |
 Labour force status(a) | | .. | .. | .. |
| Total labour force | | 10 658 459 | 5 686 798 | 4 971 661 |
| Employed, worked full-time(b) | | 6 367 552 | 4 071 062 | 2 296 490 |
| Employed, worked part-time | | 3 062 975 | 982 232 | 2 080 743 |
| Employed, away from work(c) | | 627 798 | 313 371 | 314 427 |
| Unemployed, looking for work | | 600 134 | 320 133 | 280 001 |
| Not in the labour force | | 5 729 308 | 2 304 960 | 3 424 348 |
| % Unemployment(d) | | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| % Labour force participation(e) | | 61.4 | 66.9 | 56.1 |
| % Employment to population(f) | | 57.9 | 63.1 | 53 |
| Non-school qualifications(a): | | .. | .. | .. |
| Postgraduate Degree Level | | 631 121 | 338 443 | 292 678 |
| Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level | | 297 281 | 108 752 | 188 529 |
| Bachelor Degree Level | | 2 340 509 | 1 031 090 | 1 309 419 |
| Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level | | 1 393 049 | 594 895 | 798 154 |
| Certificate Level | | 3 134 911 | 2 031 540 | 1 103 371 |
| Migration: | | .. | .. | .. |
| Lived at same address 1 year ago(g) | | 16 946 444 | 8 333 124 | 8 613 320 |
| Lived at different address 1 year ago(g) | | 3 203 886 | 1 568 024 | 1 635 862 |
| Lived at same address 5 years ago(h) | | 11 009 842 | 5 407 907 | 5 601 935 |
| Lived at different address 5 years ago(h) | | 7 870 698 | 3 843 549 | 4 027 149 |