4.9% ▼ -44.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2312, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2312, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2312, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a local workforce that is smaller than in most similar areas. While full-time employment has dropped over the last decade, the unemployment rate has also fallen significantly to 4.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in most areas, with only 50.4% of residents employed full-time. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
52.3% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 50.4%
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 14.7%, followed closely by construction at 14.2%. Retail trade also employs a significant slice of the local workforce at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.0%. Labourers follow at 14.4%, while managers account for 13.4% of the local jobs market.
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 2312, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2312/2312-nsw/topic/employment