3.2% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2019, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2019, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment shapes daily life in postcode 2019, where 68.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the New South Wales figure. Most of these residents hold stable, full-time roles, contributing to an unemployment rate of just 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, at 63.9%, though this is 4.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This strong workforce helps keep the local unemployment rate a little below the national figure.
68.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.9% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 11.9%. Construction follows at 10.0%, while education and training employ 9.4% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.0%, followed by managers at 17.2%. Clerical and administrative workers make up 15.4% of the local workforce.
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 2019, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2019/2019-nsw/topic/employment