Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Overview

EMPLOYED

745,400

PART-TIME SHARE

22%

WORKFORCE SHARE

5.1%

FEMALE SHARE

22%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,711

MEDIAN AGE

43

About this data

Around 5.1% of workers have their main job in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry.

Businesses in this industry are involved in transport passengers and freight by road, rail, water or air. This includes scenic and sightseeing Transport.

Businesses involved in goods warehousing and storage activities are also included.

Median earnings are $1,711 per week, lower than all industries median earnings of $1,700.

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    Employment

    Employment in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry grew over the 20 years to August 2025.
    The number of workers grew by 9,800 (or 1.3%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: Over the COVID-19 pandemic period (highlighted section in the chart above), some industries have censored values, resulting in a broken series for impacted industries. This is due to large quarterly fluctuations in employment resulting in trend data being unreliable for these quarters. Where data are available over the COVID-19 pandemic period, JSA recommends caution when using these trend estimates.
    Quarterly employment, Transport, Postal and Warehousing Employment
    495800
    496500
    498200
    501000
    504600
    510000
    518200
    527800
    536900
    545600
    554500
    564700
    574400
    582000
    585400
    584500
    580300
    575800
    573600
    574000
    574600
    575600
    575800
    573800
    570100
    565300
    561800
    562600
    568400
    577000
    584000
    587500
    589300
    590300
    590900
    592400
    595500
    599700
    604300
    609900
    615300
    619300
    621400
    620900
    619700
    619600
    621600
    627000
    632300
    635800
    637800
    640000
    644900
    650500
    655100
    657900
    659500
    659200
    658200
    654800
    653900
    656500
    663500
    673900
    685600
    696900
    706200
    713000
    720200
    726900
    731200
    732900
    734000
    735600
    738900
    741400
    744100
    745400

    Sectors

    Road Freight Transport is the largest sector in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry, employing 183,600 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: the sum of sectoral employment may not equal the industry total as data are trended separately, and not further defined (nfd) classifications have been excluded.
    Employment by industry sectors Employment
    Road Freight Transport 183600
    Warehousing and Storage Services 110600
    Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 102500
    Road Passenger Transport 90200
    Other Transport Support Services 73700
    Air and Space Transport 49600
    Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services 19100
    Water Transport Support Services 18700
    Rail Passenger Transport 10600
    Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 7100
    Rail Freight Transport 6700
    Water Freight Transport 4000
    Water Passenger Transport 2900
    Pipeline and Other Transport 1200

    Occupations

    Truck Drivers is the largest employing occupation in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry.

    The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.

    Some occupations are common across a number of industries.

    Largest employing occupations

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    7331Truck Drivers
    7411Storepersons
    7311Automobile Drivers
    7321Delivery Drivers
    5612Couriers and Postal Deliverers
    7312Bus and Coach Drivers
    7213Forklift Drivers
    5912Transport and Despatch Clerks
    1336Supply, Distribution and Procurement Managers
    5911Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks
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