5.8% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2146, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2146, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 8.6 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2146. While about 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, the area now faces an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 60.9%, a little above the New South Wales figure. However, this is down 3.8 percentage points from 2011, and the proportion of people in full-time jobs has also fallen since then.
60.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
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 for local workers at 15.3%. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.4%, while managers account for 11.3% of the 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 2146, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2146/2146-nsw/topic/employment