8.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2199, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2199, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 2199 than in most similar areas. Only 44.1% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend is mirrored by a sharp drop in full-time employment, which now sits at 49.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.4%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1% and has remained steady since 2011. Full-time work is much less common here than in the rest of New South Wales, where it is 58.0%.
44.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 49.2%
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 12.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and transport and warehousing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.4%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 16.4% of the workforce. Technicians and trades account for 11.7% of roles.
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 2199, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2199/2199-nsw/topic/employment