4.1% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newport · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newport
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Newport than in most other areas. This trend is driven by a strong employment rate, with 72% of adults active in the labour force. Full-time work is particularly common here, sitting well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the Australian figure at 72%. Full-time employment is also common, at 64.8%, which is well above the Victorian rate of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
72.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical roles are the most common industry for residents at 12.4%. Health care and social assistance follows at 11.3%, while education and training accounts for 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.2%, followed by managers at 20.5%. Clerical and administrative staff represent 12.8% of occupations, while technicians and tradespeople make up 8.8%.
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 Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21934/newport/topic/employment