9.0% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2008, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2008, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.0% unemployment rate makes postcode 2008 one of the areas with the highest jobless rates among similar places. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, full-time employment has dropped by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate is much higher than the national figure of 5.1%.
63.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 19.1%, followed by education and training at 11.0% and accommodation and food services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 43.8% of jobs, and managers at 13.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 10.7% of occupations.
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 2008, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2008/2008-nsw/topic/employment