9.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2200, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2200, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.5% unemployment rate marks postcode 2200 as an area with some of the highest jobless figures in the region. Fewer than half of the population work full-time, and the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has dropped 15 points since 2011 to 49.6%, leaving this area well below New South Wales levels.
45.5% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
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 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and manufacturing at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.3%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 14.6% 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 2200, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2200/2200-nsw/topic/employment