6.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newtown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of adults are in the workforce in Newtown, where the unemployment rate is 6.2%. This is much higher than in most similar areas, and the proportion of people working or looking for work is well below the Victorian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. Full-time employment is also low at 53.9%, falling well below both the state and Australian figures.
55.5% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance being the most common industries at 13.2% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.7%, followed by labourers at 15.8% and sales workers at 13.2%.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21937/newtown/topic/employment