6.9% ▲ +91.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New Auckland · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in New Auckland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 69% of adults in New Auckland are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This high level of activity is driven by a strong full-time workforce, though the area also faces a slightly higher unemployment rate than the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 63.4%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59%. While more people are active in the workforce than in most areas, the unemployment rate is also a little above the national average at 6.9%.
68.8% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%. Other significant sectors include retail trade at 10.9%, health care and social assistance at 10.6%, and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.7%. This is followed by professionals at 14%, labourers at 12.1%, and machinery operators and drivers at 11.5%.
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 New Auckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32126/new-auckland/topic/employment