Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Overview

EMPLOYED

751,100

PART-TIME SHARE

22%

WORKFORCE SHARE

5.1%

FEMALE SHARE

22%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,711

MEDIAN AGE

43

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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 February 2025.
    The number of workers grew by 17,900 (or 2.4%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, May 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
    494500
    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
    599600
    604200
    609700
    615000
    619000
    621100
    620600
    619400
    619300
    621400
    626700
    631900
    635500
    637500
    639600
    644500
    650200
    654800
    657600
    659200
    658900
    657900
    654500
    653600
    656200
    663200
    673600
    685300
    696500
    705900
    712600
    719700
    726200
    730400
    732000
    733200
    735300
    739900
    744900
    751100

    Sectors

    Road Freight Transport is the largest sector in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry, employing 191,300 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, May 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 191300
    Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 107700
    Warehousing and Storage Services 102400
    Road Passenger Transport 91300
    Other Transport Support Services 71400
    Air and Space Transport 50400
    Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services 18300
    Water Transport Support Services 16900
    Rail Passenger Transport 14200
    Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 7500
    Rail Freight Transport 6300
    Water Freight Transport 4700
    Water Passenger Transport 2500
    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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