4.9% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newcastle · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Newcastle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Newcastle are working or looking for work, with 63.3% active in the labour force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While the region has a strong workforce, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is a little below the state average at 56.4%, falling 4.8 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as for the state and the nation.
63.3% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 Newcastle, accounting for 20.4% of jobs. Other major industries include education and training at 10.2% and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.2%.
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11103/newcastle/topic/employment