9.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2007, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2007, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the workforce has seen the share of full-time jobs in postcode 2007 fall by 13 percentage points since 2011. While more adults are now working or looking for work than a decade ago, the area faces a high unemployment rate of 9.9%. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 63.3%. However, full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure, and the unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this size.
63.3% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 14.4%. Other key sectors include education and training, retail, and health care.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 34.2%, with managers, community and personal service workers, and clerical staff making up the next largest groups.
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 2007, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2007/2007-nsw/topic/employment