4.9% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2425, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2425, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2425 than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9% since 2011, the overall share of the population in the workforce remains well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen to 57.7% since 2011, though this is about the same as the state average.
54.8% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 13.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.7% and health care and social assistance at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, with managers following at 17.5% and labourers at 13.7%.
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 2425, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2425/2425-nsw/topic/employment