Employment region code

Most of the Employment Regions are built up from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) boundaries. SA4 boundaries represent labour markets and the functional area of Australian capital cities respectively. These areas represent labour markets or groups of labour markets within each state and territory. A small number of Employment Regions follow the more detailed ABS Statistical Area 2 boundaries (or deviate only slightly from them).

With one exception, the Employment Regions do not cover the area serviced by the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme. The exception is the Darwin Employment Region, which includes the Darwin Correctional Centre and the Alice Springs Correctional Centre, which are also serviced by the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme. Maps and key labour market data for the Employment Regions can be found on the Department’s Labour Market Information Portal (lmip.gov.au/).

This set of Employment Regions is used for the following Employment Service Programs: 

• jobactive,
• Workforce Australia Online Services,
• Workforce Australia Provider Services (Including Career Transition Assistance and Employability Skills Training),
• Transition to Work,
• Self-Employment Assistance,
• ParentsNext.