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Legislators

Legislators represent the interests of people in constituencies as elected members of national, state and territory parliaments and local government authorities.

Business & adminANZSCO 1113
2,669People employed
+11% ▲Growth to 2035
76%Work full time
54Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1113.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

developing national, state, territory or local government policy, and formulating, amending and repealing legislation and by-lawshelping constituents with a range of problems particularly with regard to matters concerning government and local agenciesinvestigating matters of concern to the public and to particular persons and groupsintroducing proposals for government action and representing public and electoral interestsissuing policy directions to government departments and exercising control over local government authoritiesattending community functions and meetings of local groups to provide service to the community, gauge public opinion and provide information on government plans
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 1113 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 300 more people in legislators by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 5.5% in the year to February 2026, losing about 200 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and QLD, with VIC third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1113.More about our sources: How we check our facts
2.8k2025
3k2030 PROJ.
3.1k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

6 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

20% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 1113. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

LGA50220Diploma

Diploma of Local Government - Elected Member

Local Government.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1113.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW0.8k
QLD0.5k
VIC0.4k
WA0.4k
SA0.2k
TAS0.1k
NT0.1k
ACT0.1k

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