2.2% ▼ -64.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newstead · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newstead
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Newstead than in most similar areas. Only 52.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is quite low at 2.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, with only 44.6% of the population working full-time. This is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas.
52.5% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.6% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and manufacturing at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.5%, with managers at 16.2% and technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21936/newstead/topic/employment