7.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2326, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2326, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop in full-time employment has shaped the workforce in postcode 2326 since 2011. While more adults are now working or looking for work, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 7.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work fell by 4.6 points since 2011 to reach 56.6%, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average. This comes alongside an unemployment rate that is a little above both the state and national figures.
56.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and construction at 10.2%. Manufacturing and food services also employ a notable slice of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.7%. They are followed by labourers at 14.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.6%.
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 2326, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2326/2326-nsw/topic/employment