5.1% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2207, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2207, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 2207, where 12.7% of the workforce is employed in this field. While the area has a diverse range of jobs, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment has fallen 9.0 percentage points since 2011 and is now a little below the national figure at 56.4%.
54.9% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for local workers include retail trade at 9.3%, education and training at 9.2%, and professional and technical services at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.9% and managers at 13.6%.
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 2207, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2207/2207-nsw/topic/employment