Australia increasingly relies on migrants to fill skills gaps, particularly in IT and nursing.
Key Points
- Four big industries make up 40% of the workforce; Health Care, Retail, Construction and Education, with more than half of Australians now holding a vocational or tertiary qualification.
- The number of I-T support workers, programmers and systems analysts has increased by around 50%.
- The latest Census showing 40% of Australia’s nurses and carers are born overseas.
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