5.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newland · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Newland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little below the national figure, 59.2% of adults in Newland are working or looking for work. This is a slight drop since 2011, although the unemployment rate has remained steady at 5.0%. Most residents are employed full-time, with the local workforce spread across a variety of professional and trade roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is a little above the South Australian figure but has fallen since 2011. This mirrors a broader trend in the area, as the total number of adults working or looking for work fell 3.3 points over the last decade.
59.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed by construction at 10.5% and retail trade at 10.1%. Other common industries include education and training and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in five workers are professionals, making up 20.1% of the workforce. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 15.8%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.7% of jobs.
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 Newland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40035/newland/topic/employment