4.4% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2154, NSW · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a third of working locals in postcode 2154 are professionals, marking it as a highly skilled area. The workforce is steady, with a typical employment pattern that closely mirrors national trends. Most residents are in stable, full-time roles, though the proportion of full-time work has dipped over the last decade.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 60.6%, though this is 5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
4.4% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.0% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.3%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 13% and education and training at 10%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The area has a strong professional workforce at 34.7%, which helps explain why professional and technical industries are so prominent. Managers make up another 19.5% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 2154, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2154/2154-nsw/topic/employment