ANZSCO 2321

Architects and Landscape Architects

EMPLOYED

31,100

PART-TIME SHARE

21%

FEMALE SHARE

41%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,688

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-1,300

Architects and Landscape Architects design commercial, industrial, institutional, residential and recreational buildings and landscapes.

  • Obtaining advice from clients and management to determine type, style and size of planned buildings and alterations to existing buildings
  • Providing information regarding designs, materials and estimated building times
  • Preparing project documentation, including sketches and scale drawings, and integrating structural, mechanical and aesthetic elements in final designs
  • Writing specifications and contract documents for use by builders and calling tenders on behalf of clients
  • Consulting with Professionals and clients about external area designs, costs and construction
  • Compiling and analysing site and community data about geographical and ecological features, landforms, soils, vegetation, site hydrology, visual characteristics and human-made structures, to formulate land use and development recommendations, and for preparing environmental impact statements
  • Preparing reports, site plans, working drawings, specifications and cost estimates for land development, showing location and details of proposals, including ground modelling, structures, vegetation and access
  • Inspecting construction work in progress to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and quality standards
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Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
Earnings and Hours Architects and Landscape Architects All Occupations
Share of workers who work full-time hours 79% 70%
Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours
Median full-time earnings per week $1,688 $1,697
Median hourly earnings $44 $43

Architects and Landscape Architects work in industries like:

Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

New South Wales

46.6%

Victoria

29.2%

Queensland

10.3%

South Australia

4.4%

Tasmania

1.5%

Northern Territory

0.3%

Australian Capital Territory

0.6%

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

Age and Gender Profile
Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
Age and Gender Architects and Landscape Architects All Occupations
Median age 38 years 39 years
Female share of employment 41% 48%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Architects and Landscape Architects
15–19 5.2 0.1
20–24 9.1 3.6
25–34 22.7 31.3
35–44 22.3 27.1
45–54 20.4 19.1
55–59 8.8 6.5
60–64 6.5 5.3
65 and Over 4.9 7.0

Age Profile (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
The chart has 2 X axes displaying All Occupations Age Profile (% Share) and Architects and Landscape Architects Age Profile (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: -35 to 35.
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Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Architects and Landscape Architects
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 46.1
Bachelor degree 23.2 45.3
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.4
Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.9
Year 12 15.9 1.6
Year 11 4.0 0.1
Year 10 and below 9.7 0.2

Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying All Occupations Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 60.
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Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.