5.2% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2050, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2050, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2050 than in most similar areas, with 73.8% in the labour force. It is a high-employment hub where full-time work is very common, though the unemployment rate has ticked up slightly to 5.2% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.7%, although this is 12 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This high level of activity is consistent with the area having one of the highest rates of adults working or looking for work at 73.8%.
73.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the main employer at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.7% and education and training at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of workers are professionals (46.6%), while managers make up another 17.8% 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 2050, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2050/2050-nsw/topic/employment