8.0% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2194, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2194, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low proportion of residents in postcode 2194 are working or looking for work, at just 47.8%. This area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical workforce far smaller than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that fell 7.3 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate of 8.0% is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 4.9%. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure, dropping 16 points since 2011 to 45.6%.
47.8% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.6% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 16.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.0%, while labourers, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades each make up between 12.0% and 13.4% of the workforce.
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 2194, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2194/2194-nsw/topic/employment