4.6% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2219, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2219, 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 2219 compared to the rest of the country. While 56.2% of adults are active in the labour force, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which has fallen nearly 9 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 57.3%, which is a little below the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, remaining about the same as both the state and national figures.
56.2% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 workers here at 12.3%, followed by construction at 10.4% and professional and technical services at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the local workforce are professionals, with managers and clerical or administrative workers also making up significant shares at 17.4% and 17.0% respectively.
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 2219, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2219/2219-nsw/topic/employment