Overview
EMPLOYED
184,300
PART-TIME SHARE
21%
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.3%
FEMALE SHARE
40%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
$1,815
MEDIAN AGE
40
Information Media and Telecommunications is a small employing industry. Around 1.3% of workers have their main job in this industry.
Businesses in this industry are mainly involved in activities like:
- creating, enhancing, storing and distributing information products
- transmitting information products using analogue and digital signals
- operating the infrastructure to enable the transmission and storage of information and information products.
A large share of the workforce work in cities.
Median earnings are $1,815 per week, higher than all industries median earnings of $1,700.
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Employment
Employment in the Information Media and Telecommunications industry fell over the 20 years to August 2025.
The number of workers fell by 1,900 (or -1%) over the last year.
| Quarterly employment, Information Media and Telecommunications | Employment |
|---|---|
| 232300 | |
| 232800 | |
| 233200 | |
| 233400 | |
| 233400 | |
| 233200 | |
| 232800 | |
| 232200 | |
| 231400 | |
| 230500 | |
| 229400 | |
| 228300 | |
| 227100 | |
| 225900 | |
| 224600 | |
| 223400 | |
| 222100 | |
| 221000 | |
| 219800 | |
| 218800 | |
| 217800 | |
| 216900 | |
| 216100 | |
| 215400 | |
| 214700 | |
| 214100 | |
| 213500 | |
| 213000 | |
| 212400 | |
| 211900 | |
| 211300 | |
| 210800 | |
| 210300 | |
| 209900 | |
| 209600 | |
| 209400 | |
| 209200 | |
| 209100 | |
| 209100 | |
| 209100 | |
| 209200 | |
| 209200 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209200 | |
| 209100 | |
| 208800 | |
| 208400 | |
| 207800 | |
| 207200 | |
| 206400 | |
| 205500 | |
| 204400 | |
| 203300 | |
| 202100 | |
| 200900 | |
| 199600 | |
| 198400 | |
| 197200 | |
| 196100 | |
| 195000 | |
| 194100 | |
| 193200 | |
| 192400 | |
| 191700 | |
| 191000 | |
| 190400 | |
| 189800 | |
| 189300 | |
| 188700 | |
| 188200 | |
| 187700 | |
| 187200 | |
| 186700 | |
| 186200 | |
| 185700 | |
| 185200 | |
| 184800 | |
| 184300 |
Sectors
Telecommunications Services is the largest sector in the Information Media and Telecommunications industry, employing 70,100 workers.
| Employment by industry sectors | Employment |
|---|---|
| Telecommunications Services | 70100 |
| Motion Picture and Video Activities | 35000 |
| Television Broadcasting | 22300 |
| Libraries and Archives | 17200 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Directory Publishing | 14200 |
| Radio Broadcasting | 7500 |
| Data Processing, Web Hosting and Electronic Information Storage Services | 4200 |
| Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals | 4100 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting | 2700 |
| Sound Recording and Music Publishing | 1900 |
| Other Information Services | 200 |
| Software Publishing | 200 |
Occupations
Telecommunications Trades Workers is the largest employing occupation in the Information Media and Telecommunications industry.
The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.
Some occupations are common across a number of industries.
Largest employing occupations
| ANZSCO Code | Occupation title |
|---|---|
| 3424 | Telecommunications Trades Workers |
| 2123 | Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors |
| 2124 | Journalists and Other Writers |
| 2121 | Artistic Directors, Media Producers and Presenters |
| 3995 | Performing Arts Technicians |
| 1351 | ICT Managers |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers |
| 2324 | Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators |
| 1112 | General Managers |
| 2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals |
Data Downloads
Industry data
This file contains data for all 19 industries to make comparing industry data easy. Information available includes:
- industry overview
- industry employment (20-year time series)
- industry sector employment
- top employing occupations by industry.