The net industry growth rate represents the number of people leaving and entering the industry per year. The ‘proportion of new applicants’ takes into consideration only the number of new entrants in the industry. Queensland and South Australia have provided specific data on the number of applicants in a given year. Where this information has not been provided, a national figure based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘labour mobility survey’ has been used. Table H.5 provides the net industry growth assumption for each jurisdiction.
Table H.5: Industry growth rates (employment)
Assumption
Unit
Value
Source
Net industry growth – National
Electrical – total
% p.a.
0.95%
IBISWorld Industry Report E4232 Electrical Services in Australia, February 2012, Annual change in Employment – average of current and projected rates for 2011–12 to 2016–17.
This growth rate is based on industry statistics and does not consider jurisdiction-specific circumstances.
Proportion of new applicants in the industry (new applicants as a proportion of existing licensees)
NSW
% p.a.
4.07%
Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Labour mobility’, February 2010, catalogue 6209.0, Table 7, page 23, for the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry.
Calculated as the number of employees that entered into a different industry division in the last 12 months, as a proportion of the total number of employees in that industry during that time.
Vic
% p.a.
4.07%
Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Labour mobility’, February 2010, catalogue 6209.0, Table 7, page 23, for the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry.
Calculated as the number of employees that entered into a different industry division in the last 12 months, as a proportion of the total number of employees in that industry during that time.
Qld
% p.a.
Contractors: 15.51%
Unpublished data, provided by Qld regulator received 5 March 2012.
Based on the number of applications received for electrical worker licences per annum – the number of applications (1,300) as a proportion of contractor licensees in Queensland.
% p.a.
Workers:
8.68%
Unpublished data, provided by Qld regulator received 5 March 2012.
Based on the number of applications received for electrical worker licences per annum – the number of applications (4,000) as a proportion of worker licensees in Queensland.
WA
% p.a.
4.07%
Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Labour mobility’, February 2010, catalogue 6209.0, Table 7, page 23, for the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry.
Calculated as the number of employees that entered into a different industry division in the last 12 months, as a proportion of the total number of employees in that industry during that time.
SA
% p.a.
7.67%
Unpublished data, provided by SA regulator received 7 March 2012.
Based on the number of applications received for electrical contractor licences per annum – the number of applications (346 in 2010/11) as a proportion of contractor licensees. It is assumed that this percentage is representative of the number of new contractor and worker applications.
Tas
% p.a.
4.07%
Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Labour mobility’, February 2010, catalogue 6209.0, Table 7, page 23, for the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry.
Calculated as the number of employees that entered into a different industry division in the last 12 months, as a proportion of the total number of employees in that industry during that time.
ACT
% p.a.
4.07%
Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Labour mobility’, February 2010, catalogue 6209.0, Table 7, page 23, for the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry.
Calculated as the number of employees that entered into a different industry division in the last 12 months, as a proportion of the total number of employees in that industry during that time.
NT
% p.a.
4.07%
Australian Bureau of Statistics ‘Labour mobility’, February 2010, catalogue 6209.0, Table 7, page 23, for the electricity, gas, water and waste services industry.
Calculated as the number of employees that entered into a different industry division in the last 12 months, as a proportion of the total number of employees in that industry during that time.
