4.4% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2191, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2191, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in full-time employment has shaped the workforce in postcode 2191 over the last decade. Fewer people are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, with full-time employment dropping 14 percentage points since 2011 to reach 49.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work has fallen, the unemployment rate is 4.4%, about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
50.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
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 13.7%, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 17.7%.
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 2191, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2191/2191-nsw/topic/employment