5.7% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newmerella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newmerella
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 Newmerella than in most similar areas, with only 51.3% in the workforce. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While employment rates are low, the local unemployment rate of 5.7% is about the same as the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below Victoria's 62.4%. Among those employed, 57.8% work full-time, a figure slightly below the national average of 58.9%.
51.3% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 21.7% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.9%, while construction and education each account for 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 19.9%, followed by labourers at 16.8%. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators each make up 15.5% 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 Newmerella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21933/newmerella/topic/employment