6.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2209, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2209, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2209 than in most similar areas. Only 52.8% of adults are in the labour force, a figure well below the national average. This shift is part of a long-term trend, as full-time employment has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales average at 54.8%.
52.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
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 12.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and professional and technical services at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, while 15.8% of the workforce are in clerical and administrative 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 2209, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2209/2209-nsw/topic/employment