2.7% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2421, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2421, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2421. Despite this shift, the area remains a place where many adults are active in the workforce, and the unemployment rate is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Unemployment is very low at 2.7%, a result that is a little below both the state and national figures.
64.1% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with construction leading at 12.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 12.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.5%. Managers and professionals also have a strong presence, accounting for 17.0% and 15.9% of the local workforce 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 2421, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2421/2421-nsw/topic/employment