4.5% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2317, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2317, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 2317, where 13.5% of the workforce is employed in this field. This area has a notably low proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state and national averages. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 48.9%, having fallen 6.6 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate of 4.5% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
43.9% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 13.5%. Other major employers include accommodation and food services at 12.2%, retail trade at 11.0%, and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs in the area are technicians and trades, accounting for 16.8% of workers. Professionals make up 15.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.2% and clerical or administrative roles at 12.9%.
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 2317, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2317/2317-nsw/topic/employment