5.8% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2016, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2016, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2016 than in 2011. This area has a very strong employment rate, with 65.8% of adults active in the workforce. However, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen from 73.1% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average, though the unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas at 5.8%.
65.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employers in the area, with 19.9% of the workforce in this field. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.1% and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a large portion of the local workforce at 44.4%, followed by managers at 17.3%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, accounting for 10.6% 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 2016, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2016/2016-nsw/topic/employment