12.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2163, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2163, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates the share of working adults in postcode 2163 from the national figure. This area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical workforce much smaller than other regions and an unemployment rate that is well above the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 34.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is reflected in a high unemployment rate of 12.9%, while the share of full-time workers has fallen 13 points since 2011.
34.5% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.9% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 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 for local workers at 14.7%. Other major employers include manufacturing at 11.4%, followed by transport, warehousing and retail trade both at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.9%, and labourers at 13.8%.
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 2163, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2163/2163-nsw/topic/employment