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“There are a real variety of roles within both healthcare and
community services that are experiencing significant growth
thanks to our ageing population, as well as the rise of chronic
diseases which require ongoing healthcare management and
support,” Banks said.
Banks also attributed the strong growth in community
services to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
SEEK said a clear upward trajectory can be seen over the past
five years as the scheme has been rolled out across all states
and territories.
Jobs boom
Monthly job ad growth in healthcare has seen a significant uplift post
the May 2013 NDIS commitment of $14.3 billion over 7 years
Ad data reveals increasing demand for
healthcare and community service workers.
By Dallas Bastian
H
ealthcare continues its lead as Australia’s biggest
employer, while community services help to boost
growth in job ads, according to data from employment
marketplace SEEK.
Overall, job ads were up 16.5 per cent in April compared with
12 months ago, and while every industry experienced positive
year-on-year (YoY) growth, mining resources and energy, and
community services and development, charted the biggest
increases in job ads, at 62 and 49 per cent respectively.
SEEK also found that healthcare experienced a 19 per cent
increase in April. This was put down to substantial growth in
physiotherapy, occupational therapy and rehabilitation, and aged
care nursing job ads.
Kendra Banks, managing director of SEEK ANZ, said as one of
the sectors driving overall employment growth in Australia, the
healthcare industry saw over 2000 more new job ads than at the
same time last year.
SEEK new job ads Australia – April 2018 vs April 2017
Monthly job ad growth in healthcare: April 2010 – April 2018. Source: SEEK
RISE IN REGIONAL JOB ADS
While SEEK found that more than two-thirds of new job ads in
healthcare are concentrated in the capital cities, it said that overall
growth has been fuelled by regional opportunities.
Its data revealed that the share of new job ads in healthcare
in areas outside of capital cities has risen from 25 per cent to
32 per cent over the past seven years.
However, Tasmania and the Northern Territory buck this trend –
growth in the regional share of healthcare opportunities has
steadily decreased as of 2018.
“Victoria leads the way when it comes to the biggest increase
in the share of regional healthcare opportunities over the past
six years,” Banks said.
In 2012, 12 per cent of healthcare job ads in Victoria were in
regional areas, while current figures show that this has risen
to 22 per cent.
“This reflects a longer-term trend which has seen Victoria tilting
the dial in its favour against NSW when it comes to the greatest
share of new job ads in healthcare,” she said. ■
Growth in regional share of healthcare opportunities 2012–18
SEEK job ad year-on-year growth, April 2018 vs April 2017. Source: SEEK
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Proportion of new healthcare job ads outside capital cities by state. Source: SEEK