Australian workforce according to Census 2021 results

Australia's health service relies on staff who were born overseas. Source: Getty / Reza Estakhrian

Australia is increasingly reliant on migrants to fill the gap in erampil workers, particularly in IT and nursing

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The Australian workforce has undergone some big changes in recent years.. and the country is more reliant on skilled migration than ever before.

New Census data shows 40 per cent of Australia's nurses and carers were born overseas.

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