3.2% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2227, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2227, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a quarter of the workforce in postcode 2227, the largest occupational group in the area. This region has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. The local unemployment rate is low at 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are much more common here than in most areas at 66.6%. While the unemployment rate is low, the share of people employed full-time fell 6.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.5%.
66.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between construction and health care and social assistance, each at 12.1%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 10.2% and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of professionals at 25.7%, managers make up 18.1% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.8%, with technicians and trades accounting for 13.7% of jobs.
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 2227, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2227/2227-nsw/topic/employment