3.9% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2420, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2420, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2420, which is much lower than the national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.9% since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped, leaving fewer residents in stable, full-time roles compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 53.8%, having fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
53.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer at 13.3%, followed by construction at 11.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.2%, with managers and professionals following closely at 15.9% and 14.5% respectively.
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 2420, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2420/2420-nsw/topic/employment