3.2% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2106, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2106, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people in postcode 2106 are working full-time than they were in 2011, where the rate fell by 4.4 percentage points to 54.8%. Despite this, the area has a very high number of adults working or looking for work, with 65.7% of the population active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure, though unemployment is a little below the national rate at 3.2%. Full-time employment is well below the state average, sitting at 54.8%.
65.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services is the largest employer at 13.5%, followed by construction at 12.0% and health care and social assistance at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, while managers account for 21.2% 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 2106, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2106/2106-nsw/topic/employment