2.6% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2102, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2102, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 2102, where 12.9% of workers are in this field. This area has a very strong employment record, with a tiny unemployment rate of 2.6% that is much lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 65%. While the unemployment rate is low, full-time employment has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to 56.6%.
65.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the local workforce is spread across professional and technical roles (10.9%), education and training (10.2%), retail trade (10.2%), and construction (10.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.2%, followed by managers at 19.4% and clerical and administrative workers at 14%.
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 2102, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2102/2102-nsw/topic/employment