1.6% ▼ -58.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2342, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2342, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a third of the workforce in postcode 2342 works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a productive region where 66.7% of the population is employed full-time, a figure well above the national average. The local job market is exceptionally strong, with a very low unemployment rate of just 1.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Finding work is common here, as 66.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Unemployment is much lower than most areas at 1.6%, and this rate has fallen 2.2 points since 2011.
66.6% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 32.5%. Other common workplaces include health care and social assistance at 11.3%, and transport and warehousing at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.1%. Professionals account for 13.3% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 11.7%.
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 2342, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2342/2342-nsw/topic/employment