3.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2108, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2108, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2108 than in most similar areas. This is a place where only about half of the adult population is in the labour force, though the 3.6% unemployment rate is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and now sits at 49.7%, among the lowest for areas of this type.
51.7% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 16.8%, followed by finance and insurance at 8.1% and retail trade at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of the workforce holds high-level roles, with professionals making up 34.2% of occupations and managers accounting for 25.0%.
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 2108, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2108/2108-nsw/topic/employment