5.0% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2011, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2011, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of workers are in full-time roles in postcode 2011 than in the rest of the state. While 71.5% of the workforce holds full-time jobs, the area also sees a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.0% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, while the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 5.0% since 2011.
68.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 77.3%
- 2016: 77.4%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services, which employ 21.3% of people. Other major sectors include finance and insurance at 11.0%, and health care and social assistance at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles dominate the local job market, with professionals making up 43.1% of workers and managers accounting for 22.4%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 10.8%.
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 2011, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2011/2011-nsw/topic/employment