4.5% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2320, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2320, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped 4 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2320, though a high proportion of adults remain active in the workforce. About 63.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the share of full-time workers fell to 59.3% over the last decade, the unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.5%. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
63.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and construction at 9.2%. Other common sectors include education and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 16.5% of the workforce, closely followed by professionals at 16.4%. Community and personal service roles account for another 13.3% of jobs.
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 2320, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2320/2320-nsw/topic/employment