4.3% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2280, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2280, 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 2280, where 18.4% of the workforce is employed in these sectors. The area has a stable job market, with the proportion of adults working or looking for work remaining steady at 58.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment has fallen 3.9 points since 2011 to 55.9%, leaving it a little below the national figure.
58.0% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 at 18.4%, followed by construction at 12.6% and education and training at 9.6%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services also employ significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%, with technicians and tradespeople following at 16.3%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, accounting for 13.5% of occupations.
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 2280, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2280/2280-nsw/topic/employment