6.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2176, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2176, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2176 compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is coupled with an unemployment rate of 6.8% that sits a little above the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen 14 points since 2011. Full-time employment has also dropped 14 points in that time to 52.5%, leaving the area well below the New South Wales figure of 58%.
43.6% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and manufacturing at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%, while 16.3% work in clerical and administrative roles and 12.5% are technicians or tradespeople.
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 2176, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2176/2176-nsw/topic/employment