6.0% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2429, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2429, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 2429, where nearly 20% of the workforce is employed in this field. However, the area faces a significant employment challenge, as just over half of all adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is mirrored by a low full-time employment rate of 54%, while the unemployment rate of 6.0% is much higher than in most similar areas.
50.1% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the local workforce is split across agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%, retail trade at 10.2%, and construction at 8.8%. Education and training accounts for another 7.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are diverse, with managers, community and personal service workers, and labourers each making up about 15% of the workforce. Professionals and technicians or trades workers both account for 13.8% of jobs.
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 2429, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2429/2429-nsw/topic/employment