The regional job landscape across the country is changing rapidly, according to a recent report released by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI), an independent think tank.
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While the number of jobs in agricultural production in regional areas are expected to decrease in the coming years, jobs in healthcare and social assistance are projected to have the largest increase, the 'Future of Regional Jobs' report released by the Regional Australian Institutes states.
The healthcare and social assistance industry is expected to require another 85,000 workers by 2023 and around 28,000 workers in education.
The report states that it is important to take action now in order to create the skills and meet the future demands.
"We know there are more than 40,000 jobs to fill across regional Australia right now and that figure is set to grow as the workforce landscape changes," Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said while releasing the report in Canberra earlier this month.
As per the report, with the advent of new digital technologies, the regional cities have the greatest proportion of jobs that are considered highly vulnerable to automation. It states that 28.1 per cent of jobs are vulnerable to automation, which is more than the Australian average of 26.5 per cent.
Fortunately, regional cities on average have one of the highest innovation index scores and are also able to adapt to the changing nature of work and create new job opportunities.
The report has been released at a time when people have started looking for areas other than metropolitan cities and are showing willingness to live in regional areas.
The 'National Population Plan for Regional Australia' report released by the Regional Australia Institute in February this year states that over 400,000 Australians moved from capital cities to regional destinations between 2011-16.
We know there are more than 40,000 jobs to fill across regional Australia right now and that figure is set to grow as the workforce landscape changes.
- Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack
While the highest number of people moved to coastal regional cities close to the major capitals, people also moved to a diverse range of regional areas including inland regional cities, it states.
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