Changing Nature and Patterns of Work © Karen Devine 2010

Changing Changing Nature Nature and and Patterns Patterns of Workof Work

© Karen Devine 2010

Industrial SectorsIndustrial Sectors

Primary industryPrimary industry This sector This sector

produces all raw produces all raw materials and materials and agricultural agricultural items.items.



Secondary industrySecondary industry This sector is the This sector is the

manufacturing sector manufacturing sector which includes all which includes all goods made by goods made by humans.humans.



Tertiary industryTertiary industry This sector is the services This sector is the services

sector which includes sector which includes medical, legal and trade medical, legal and trade services.services.

The quaternary and The quaternary and quinary sectors are quinary sectors are subsections of the tertiary subsections of the tertiary sector.sector.



Quaternary sectorQuaternary sector This sector This sector

provides provides information such information such as the weather as the weather bureau and bureau and media services.media services.



Quinary SectorQuinary Sector This sector is This sector is

responsible for responsible for hospitality hospitality services and services and includes hotel includes hotel workers.workers.


Australia’s WorkforceAustralia’s Workforce Most of Australia’s Most of Australia’s

workforce is employed in workforce is employed in the tertiary sector.the tertiary sector.

Today there are more:Today there are more:a)a) female workersfemale workersb)b) part time workerspart time workersc)c) casual employeescasual employeesd)d) older employeesolder employeese)e) personal service workerspersonal service workersf)f) business professionalsbusiness professionalsg)g) community workers.community workers.


Australia’s WorkforceAustralia’s Workforce

There are less:There are less:

a)a) farmers and farmers and agricultural workersagricultural workers

b)b) clerical workersclerical workers

c)c) machinistsmachinists

d)d) members of trade members of trade unions. unions.


Australia’s WorkforceAustralia’s Workforce

Women, on average, earn Women, on average, earn less pay than men.less pay than men.

Indigenous Australians have Indigenous Australians have a higher unemployment rate a higher unemployment rate than non-indigenous than non-indigenous Australians.Australians.

Membership of trade unions Membership of trade unions has fallen significantly in has fallen significantly in recent times.recent times.


Question Time?Question Time?

What is the average What is the average pay rate of women?pay rate of women?

How many workers How many workers are members of trade are members of trade unions?unions?

What is the indigenous What is the indigenous unemployment rate?unemployment rate?


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