AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · State in Australia

South Australia

State AU-SA Largest city: Adelaide
35%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 35% (−0.4 pts).
MODEL4th of 11 regions343K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.9M
as of 2024
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
6.9%
5th largest of 11
People in workMODEL
978K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.0%
national 6.1%
Area
985K km²
2 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
69% live in major cities
Largest city
Adelaide
1.1M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
25
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.67×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
4.6%
6.9% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
42%
national 44%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
47%
national 46%
Augmentation 53%Automation 47%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

South Australia Australia
Health & care 16.1%
Retail & wholesale 13.2%
Business services 10.4%
Construction 9.6%
Education 9.1%
Manufacturing 6.8%
Hospitality 6.7%
Public admin 6.5%
Transport & logistics 5.2%
Other services 4.1%
Finance 3.2%
ICT & software 3.0%
Agriculture 2.3%
Mining 2.2%
Utilities 1.5%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 68.2K Retail & wholesale 44.6K Business services 43.2K Education 42.1K Public admin 30.5K Hospitality 18.1K Finance 16.7K Manufacturing 15.2K

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

Other regions of Australia

All of Australia →