0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New Residence · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in New Residence
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the workforce in New Residence, where almost everyone is in work. This high level of employment is a standout feature for the area, with a very large proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 74.4%, which is far above the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, slightly above the state average.
74.4% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the area, employing 44.4% of the workforce. Other roles are spread across professional and technical services and education and training, each at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workforce are managers, making up 46.3% of all jobs. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 16.7%, with machinery operators and drivers accounting for 14.8%.
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 Residence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41025/new-residence/topic/employment