5.5% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newcomb - Moolap · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Newcomb - Moolap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Newcomb - Moolap, where 18.3% of people work in this sector. The area has a low number of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places, with only 53% of the adult population active in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011 to 54.4%, while the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is about the same as the national figure.
53.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 12.2% and construction at 12.1%. Other notable sectors include manufacturing at 7.7% and accommodation and food services at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.4%, followed by community and personal service workers at 16.5%. Labourers account for 14.8% of jobs, while professionals and clerical staff make up 13.1% and 10.3% respectively.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Newcomb - Moolap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021045/newcomb-moolap/topic/employment