4.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2117, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2117, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 2117, where 14.6% of people are employed. The area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places. Since 2011, full-time employment has fallen by 10 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little below the state average at 56.0%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%.
56.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.7%. Education and training (9.0%), construction (8.7%), and retail trade (8.6%) also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.9%, managers at 15.1%, and technicians and tradespeople at 10.6%.
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 2117, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2117/2117-nsw/topic/employment