4.2% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2155, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2155, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2155 than they were in 2011. While the area still has a very strong employment rate, the share of full-time roles has dropped from 68% to 63.3% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 71.4% of adults doing so, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 63.3%, while the unemployment rate sits at 4.2%, about the same as the rest of the country.
71.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.9%, followed by professional and technical services at 10.9% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.5%, with managers following at 18.3% and clerical or administrative staff at 15.0%.
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 2155, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2155/2155-nsw/topic/employment