5.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newlands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Newlands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 54% of adults in Newlands are working or looking for work, which is far below the Western Australian figure. This gap highlights a local job market that is much smaller than in other parts of the state, with a notably high unemployment rate of 5.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. Only 53.1% of adults are in the labour force, a rate that is far below the Western Australian average.
53.1% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 6.0% of the workforce. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 12%, while mining and transport both account for 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 44.0%, followed by professionals at 20.0%. Labourers represent 16.0% of the local workforce, with clerical and administrative roles at 14.0%.
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 Newlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51110/newlands/topic/employment