7.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2140, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2140, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2140 than in most similar areas. While 67.3% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 7.1%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of adults here are working or looking for work, rising 3.9 percentage points since 2011. However, the share of people in full-time work fell by 9.7 percentage points over the same period to 58.3%.
67.3% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.8%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 12.6%. Retail trade also makes up a significant part of the local workforce at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 11.7%, with community and personal service workers and labourers both at 10.0%.
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 2140, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2140/2140-nsw/topic/employment