3.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2214, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2214, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer people work full-time in postcode 2214 than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is lower than the national figure, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen sharply to 52.6% since 2011, leaving this area well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the unemployment rate is just 3.5%, which is lower than most areas and the national average.
59.1% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 12.9%, followed closely by construction at 12.2% and health care and social assistance at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.4%, while clerical and administrative positions make up 18.4% of the local 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 2214, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2214/2214-nsw/topic/employment