4.4% ▼ -50.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2355, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2355, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen by 5.1 points since 2011 in postcode 2355, reaching 68.6% of the workforce. While more people are in steady work, the overall number of adults working or looking for a job has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far more common here than in New South Wales, at 68.6%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 51.3%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4%.
51.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.6% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 26.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24%. This is followed by labourers at 12.8%, and technicians and trades and community and personal service workers, both at 11.6%.
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 2355, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2355/2355-nsw/topic/employment