Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2023-05-02 Daily Xml

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Defence Industry Employees

254 The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO ().26 March 2023). Can the Minister for Defence and Space Industries advise:

1. How many people are directly employed in the defence industry in South Australia?

2. How many people are indirectly employed in the defence industry in South Australia?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Defence and Space Industries has advised:

The defence sector (including Australian Defence Force) represents 1.7 per cent of South Australian total workforce, equating to approximately 15,000 jobs.

Indirect employment numbers are not collected.