4.4% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2284, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2284, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in postcode 2284 is employed in health care and social assistance, the area's largest industry. The local job market is stable, with a typical unemployment rate of 4.4% which is about the same as the national figure. Most working residents hold full-time roles, though this has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 58.1%, a figure that fell 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
57.9% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.1%
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 19.5%, followed by construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 9.6%. Education and training and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.9%, community and personal service workers at 14.1%, and clerical and administrative staff at 12.5%.
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 2284, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2284/2284-nsw/topic/employment