5.1% ▲ +130.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New Harbourline · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in New Harbourline
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in New Harbourline than in most similar areas. While 59% of adults are working or looking for work, a striking 69.9% of those employed are in full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the national figure but higher than in most similar areas. Overall, the 59% of adults working or looking for work is a little below the Queensland rate of 61.6%.
59.0% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 22.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.2%. Manufacturing and education both employ 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.7%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 19.4%, while professionals make up 18.3% of the local workforce.
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 Harbourline [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32130/new-harbourline/topic/employment