5.4% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2303, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2303, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in postcode 2303 than in most other areas. While 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. This creates a local job market where part-time or casual work is more common than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most areas, although it has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment at 53.4% is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
60.3% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.5%, followed by education and training at 11.2% and accommodation and food services at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.9%, while 13.9% work in community and personal service roles and 13.3% are managers.
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 2303, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2303/2303-nsw/topic/employment