8.3% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New Norfolk · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in New Norfolk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in New Norfolk, where 19.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While many people find work here, the local unemployment rate of 8.3% is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 51.8%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure but a little below the national one.
51.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the main industries for residents are construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 10.9%. Manufacturing and accommodation and food services also provide a significant number of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%. This is followed closely by community and personal service workers at 16.9% and labourers at 14.7%.
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 Norfolk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60450/new-norfolk/topic/employment