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New Norfolk · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in New Norfolk

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A growing number of people are working or looking for work in New Norfolk, where 52.3% of adults are now in the labour force. Despite this rise since 2011, the town faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 8.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 New Norfolk, Urban Centre

Where New Norfolk sits — Unemployment rate

8.2% ▲ +4.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is New Norfolk — higher than 82% of areas.

New Norfolk8.2%
7140, TAS 7.2%
Tasmania 5.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While the number of adults working or looking for work rose by 4.2 percentage points since 2011, this figure remains well below the national average. Full-time employment is steady at 57.2%, though unemployment is a little above the state figure.

Unemployment rate

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8.2% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.3% ▲ +8.8%

Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.2% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 18.8% of jobs. Construction and retail trade also play large roles, accounting for 13.1% and 10.9% of the local workforce respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is split across several practical roles, with technicians and trades workers (17.3%) and community and personal service workers (17.2%) being the most common. Labourers and clerical staff also make up significant shares of the town's jobs.

Occupations people work in

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New Norfolk splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (18%) and Community & personal service (18%), with Labourers at 15%.

Technicians & trades 17.3% Community & personal service 17.2% Labourers 14.6% Clerical & administrative 12.3% Machinery operators & drivers 10.3% Sales workers 9.4% Professionals 9.1% Managers 8.0%

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 New Norfolk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614002/new-norfolk/topic/employment