2.6% ▼ -64.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 35.7% of Newry's workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, making it a primary pillar of the local economy. The area is a productive hub where more people are working or looking for work than in most other similar places. This strong employment is matched by a very low unemployment rate of just 2.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local job market is strong, with 64.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also high at 62.1%, a figure that sits a little above the Victorian average.
64.3% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate local industry, employing 35.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.9%, followed by construction at 8.5% and education at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.0%, labourers at 13.8%, and professionals at 11.2%.
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 Newry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21935/newry/topic/employment