3.2% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2023, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2023, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in postcode 2023 than in most similar areas. The local job market is strong, with 65.2% of adults active in the workforce and an unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.5%, this is 5.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
65.2% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 18.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.4% and finance and insurance at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 43.3% of jobs and managers accounting for another 23.5%.
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 2023, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2023/2023-nsw/topic/employment