3.1% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newbridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newbridge
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 Newbridge compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are looking for work find it relatively easy, with a low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of people working full-time is 53.5%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This is consistent with the fact that overall participation in the workforce is much lower here than in most similar areas.
49.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 48.2%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 17.2%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance (14.1%), as well as construction and retail trade, which both sit at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, followed closely by labourers at 18.2%. Professionals account for 16.2% of the workforce, while technicians and trades people make up 13.1%.
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 Newbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12957/newbridge/topic/employment