--- page_version: be4ac2be5b9e74f110b64e3a8bbc4ed0 content_date: 2026-10-10 entity_id: report:australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment entity_type: report name: Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment.md snapshot_id: approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861 generated_at: 2026-10-10 last_verified: 2026-10-04 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ citation_title: Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861 citation_version: "be4ac2be5b9e74f110b64e3a8bbc4ed0" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-10" citation_build_date: "2026-10-10" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia Australia municipalities ranked by their own published total unemployment rate, without regional substitutes. - Canonical: /reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ - Last checked: 2026-10-04 ## Answers ### Alice Springs, Australia 1.7 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Warrnambool, Australia 1.7 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Dubbo, Australia 2 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Busselton, Australia 2.3 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Kalgoorlie - Boulder, Australia 2.3 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Griffith, Australia 2.5 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Albany, Australia 2.8 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Bathurst, Australia 2.9 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Hobart, Australia 2.9 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Ballina, Australia 3 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Bowral - Mittagong, Australia 3.1 % - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/1006 - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Gisborne - Macedon, Australia 3.1 % - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-10-04 ### Orange, Australia 3.1 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Mackay, Australia 3.2 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Darwin, Australia 3.3 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Tamworth, Australia 3.4 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Echuca - Moama, Australia 3.6 % - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-10-04 ### Sunshine Coast, Australia 3.6 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Wagga Wagga, Australia 3.6 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Bundaberg, Australia 3.8 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Canberra - Queanbeyan, Australia 3.8 % - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/8001 - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Toowoomba, Australia 3.8 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Warragul - Drouin, Australia 3.9 % - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/2020 - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Armidale, Australia 4 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Bacchus Marsh, Australia 4 % - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/2001 - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Brisbane, Australia 4 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Coffs Harbour, Australia 4 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Gympie, Australia 4 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Melbourne, Australia 4.1 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ### Mount Gambier, Australia 4.2 % - Source: https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv - Checked: 2026-07-26 ## Method Every row is a published unemployment rate observation measured in %, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2021 and 2026. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify. ## Sources DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 — https://www.dewr.gov.au/download/17069/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/43119/salm-smoothed-lga-datafiles-asgs-2025-march-quarter-2026/csv Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/1006 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack) — https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/8001 Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/2020 Australian Bureau of Statistics — https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/2001 ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 10). Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia [ImmigrationDB compilation; version be4ac2be5b9e74f110b64e3a8bbc4ed0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ Retrieved 2026-10-10. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cities-with-lowest-unemployment-in-australia_e819fd8644a7, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-10}, version = {be4ac2be5b9e74f110b64e3a8bbc4ed0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-10. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version be4ac2be5b9e74f110b64e3a8bbc4ed0; retrieved 2026-10-10; built 2026-10-10. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ - Title: Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861` - Version: `be4ac2be5b9e74f110b64e3a8bbc4ed0` - Retrieved: 2026-10-10 - Built: 2026-10-10 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.