Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Overview

EMPLOYED

754,500

PART-TIME SHARE

23%

WORKFORCE SHARE

5.1%

FEMALE SHARE

22%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,608

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 $1,608 per week, lower than all industries median earnings of $1,741.

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    Employment

    Employment in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry grew over the 20 years to February 2026.
    The number of workers grew by 15,300 (or 2.1%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, 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
    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
    592200
    595200
    599300
    603800
    609300
    614700
    618600
    620700
    620200
    619100
    619000
    621000
    626400
    631600
    635200
    637100
    639300
    644200
    649800
    654400
    657200
    658800
    658400
    657300
    653800
    653100
    655800
    662800
    673100
    684900
    696200
    705500
    712300
    719500
    726200
    730500
    732000
    732900
    734100
    737000
    739200
    742200
    744600
    748500
    754500

    Sectors

    Road Freight Transport is the largest sector in the Transport, Postal and Warehousing industry, employing 201,400 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, 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 201400
    Warehousing and Storage Services 122300
    Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 93800
    Road Passenger Transport 91600
    Other Transport Support Services 70000
    Air and Space Transport 51700
    Water Transport Support Services 20400
    Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services 19500
    Rail Passenger Transport 13200
    Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 7100
    Rail Freight Transport 6200
    Water Freight Transport 3900
    Water Passenger Transport 3600
    Pipeline and Other Transport 1300

    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, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    7331Truck Drivers
    7411Storepersons
    7321Delivery Drivers
    7311Automobile Drivers
    5612Couriers and Postal Deliverers
    7312Bus and Coach Drivers
    5912Transport and Despatch Clerks
    7213Forklift Drivers
    1336Supply, Distribution and Procurement Managers
    7313Train and Tram Drivers
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