Work & Labour in Australia and New Zealand 17 indicators covering work & labour for Australia and New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,496 1000 No 2100 up 4.7% 42nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4364 % change on previous year 2100 down 11.1% 32nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4218 % change on previous year 2100 down 14.2% 33rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4509 % change on previous year 2100 down 8.1% 31st Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year 2050 down 21.7% 99th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8335 % change on previous year 2050 down 11.9% 101st Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,386 1000 No 2050 up 9.3% 39th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,512 1000 No 2050 down 9.5% 80th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 24,460 1000 No 2100 up 4.9% 44th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 48,956 1000 No 2100 up 4.8% 44th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 6.8% 2025 down 21.6% 120th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.3% 2025 down 28.4% 114th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.76 score 2024 down 6.2% 150th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 1.4% 2025 down 47.2% 85th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.7% 2024 down 0.0% 17th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 96.4% 2024 down 3.0% 19th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 100.0% 2023 up 84.8% 1st