9.7% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2449, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2449, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2449. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 9.7% over the decade, the area still struggles with a low number of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is reflected in a low full-time employment rate of 47.0% and an unemployment rate that remains well above the national figure at 9.7%.
44.9% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.2% and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.5%, with managers accounting for 16.6% of the local workforce. Professionals, labourers and technicians and trades each represent between 12.7% and 13.3% of occupations.
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 2449, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2449/2449-nsw/topic/employment