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AI & jobs · Territory in Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Territory AU-ACT Capital region Largest city: Canberra
37%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 35% (+1.9 pts).
MODEL1st of 11 regions93.1K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
482K
as of 2024
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
1.8%
7th largest of 11
People in workMODEL
249K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.6%
national 6.1%
Area
2,349 km²
205 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
75% live in major cities
Largest city
Canberra
328K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.80×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
1.4%
1.8% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
37%
national 44%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
42%
national 46%
Augmentation 58%Automation 42%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Australian Capital Territory Australia
Business services 16.8%
Health & care 14.4%
Retail & wholesale 11.8%
Construction 7.9%
Education 7.2%
Public admin 7.1%
ICT & software 6.3%
Hospitality 6.0%
Finance 6.0%
Manufacturing 5.3%
Transport & logistics 4.5%
Other services 3.7%
Mining 1.3%
Utilities 1.1%
Agriculture 0.5%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 17.8K Health & care 15.5K Retail & wholesale 10.1K Education 8,507 Public admin 8,449 Finance 8,031 ICT & software 6,963 Hospitality 4,120

Ranking in Australia

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 11 regions.

1Australian Capital Territory 37% 2Victoria 36% 3New South Wales 36% 4South Australia 35% 5Western Australia 34% 6Queensland 34% 7Northern Territory 33%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Australia's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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