7.2% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 high unemployment rate of 7.2% marks the job market in Newtown, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time work is common for about 60% of the population, more people here are out of work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 59.8%, roughly the same as the national average.
59.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 20.3% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.8% and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.1%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.8% and technicians and trades at 15.0%.
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/SAL32139/newtown/topic/employment