6.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in New Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in New Town than in the typical Tasmanian area. While 62.9% of adults are active in the labour force, the area struggles with a 6.7% unemployment rate, which is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here compared to the state and national figures. However, full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 53.5%.
62.9% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.9%. Other major employers include education and training at 11.2%, and public administration and safety at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 31.5% of the workforce. This is followed by community and personal service roles at 13.6% and managers at 12.7%.
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 Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60451/new-town/topic/employment