10.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2161, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2161, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2161 compared to the rest of the country. Only 40% of adults are in the labour force, which is 21 percentage points below the national figure. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 10.2% that is well above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen by 15 percentage points since 2011 to 49.9%, a figure well below the New South Wales average. The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 10.2% which is more than double the state figure.
40.0% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.9% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 49.9%
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 here at 14.1%, followed by construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.8% of occupations.
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 2161, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2161/2161-nsw/topic/employment