4.4% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2445, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2445, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 2445, where 17.8% of the workforce is employed in that field. The area has a small workforce overall, with just over half of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 53.8%, and this has fallen since 2011.
51.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance (17.8%) and education and training (13.3%). Construction, retail trade, and food and accommodation also make up significant portions of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.7%. Technicians and trades people also represent a large slice of the local workforce at 15.1%.
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 2445, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2445/2445-nsw/topic/employment