4.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New Farm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in New Farm
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working professionals shape the daily rhythm of New Farm. The area has a very strong employment rate, with 68% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment has fallen since 2011, the workforce remains much more active than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures at 64.9%, though this is 7 percentage points lower than in 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
68.0% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 18.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.0%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food, which employ 8.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 41.4% of occupations and managers accounting for 17.9%. Clerical and administrative staff make up another 11.5% of the local workforce.
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 New Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011109/new-farm/topic/employment