4.5% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newstead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Newstead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Newstead than in most similar areas. The 57.5% participation rate is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate of 4.5% is a little lower than the Tasmanian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.9% of the community are employed full-time, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011. The local unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is around the middle for its level and fell 1.0 points over the last decade.
57.5% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Newstead, making up 21.0% of jobs. Other common industries include education and training at 12.3% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.1%, followed by managers at 15.3%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.2% 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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011042/newstead/topic/employment