3.4% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2293, NSW · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in postcode 2293, where 72.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This figure is far above the national average, reflecting a community with high workforce activity and a low unemployment rate of 3.4%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most residents hold steady work, with 60.4% employed full-time, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. The proportion of adults working or looking for work has risen 6.6 percentage points since 2011, while unemployment has fallen to 3.4%.
3.4% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.8% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.8%, followed by education and training at 10.1%. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 9.3% and professional and technical services at 8.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.3%. Managers follow at 14.9%, with community and personal service workers representing 14.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 2293, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2293/2293-nsw/topic/employment