This industry-sector has a broad remit, such as local infrastructure, town planning and land development.
The breadth of these core services demonstrates that Local Government is an industry-sector that employs occupations from across the labour market, requiring a range of skills and training to support this workforce.
Local Governments play a significant role in building and maintaining cohesive and connected communities.
There are 538 Local Governments across Australia which are primarily concentrated on the east coast. Within these Local Governments, the top employing occupation is administration, with 151,000 employed across Australia.
Occupational shortages are also present within the Local Government industry-sector, in particular, engineers, town planners, building surveyors, environmental health officers, accountants and human resources professionals.
These shortages can be caused by regionality, competition for labour and recruitment and retention efforts, all of which are discussed in the Workforce Insights Report.
- Resourcing and RecruitmentAccess to adequate and affordable housing and social infrastructure remain key challenges in recruiting Local Government workforces in regional, rural and remote areas. Financial constraints imposed by other tiers of government also impact on the ability of Local Governments to sustain resourcing.<br />
- Technological DevelopmentThe technological reforms and skills required to deliver the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy will impact across the Government industry-sector.
- Diversity and InclusionThe Federal and State/Territory Government industry-sector are building inclusive and equitable practices in recruitment of First Nations peoples, CALD individuals, women, gender-diverse people and people with disabilities.
- Demographic ShiftsThe age of Federal and State/Territory Government workforces sit above the national average. As younger demographics enter the workforce, strategies may be required to mitigate the effects of an aging workforce.
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