4.3% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over two thirds of adults in Newington are working or looking for work, which is much higher than the national figure. This workforce is notably stable, with 62.3% in full-time roles, placing the area well above both the state and national averages for full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.9% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the 61.1% national average. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
66.9% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Other major industries include professional and technical services at 11.2% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common here at 34.5%, followed by managers at 21.0%. Together, these two groups make up over half of the local workforce, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for another 14.3%.
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 Newington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12962/newington/topic/employment