2431, NSW · Postcode

Jobs & Industry in 2431, NSW

Name: Jobs & Industry in 2431, NSW — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A gap of 20 percentage points separates the number of adults working or looking for work in postcode 2431 from the national figure. This area has a much lower workforce participation rate than most of the country. While many residents are out of the workforce, those who are employed are often found in health care or the hospitality sector.

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📍 2431, NSW, Postcode

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 40.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 49.8%, while the unemployment rate of 6.2% is a little above the Australian figure of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.7%. Other common industries include retail trade (11.2%), construction (11.1%), and education and training (9.3%).

Industries people work in

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2431, NSW splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (16%) and Accommodation & food (13%), with Retail trade at 12%.

Health care & social assistance 15.5% Accommodation & food 12.7% Retail trade 11.2% Construction 11.1% Education & training 9.3% Public administration & safety 6.9% Manufacturing 6.2% Administrative & support 4.5% Other services 3.3% Transport & warehousing 3.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are in community and personal service (16.2%) and professional roles (16.0%). Technicians and trades make up 14.5% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 13.8% and managers at 12.2%.

Occupations people work in

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2431, NSW splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (16%) and Professionals (16%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Community & personal service 16.2% Professionals 16.0% Technicians & trades 14.5% Labourers 13.8% Managers 12.2% Clerical & administrative 11.8% Sales workers 9.7% Machinery operators & drivers 4.1%

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 2431, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2431/2431-nsw/topic/employment

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