5.2% ▼ -36.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2450, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2450, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in postcode 2450 are employed in health care and social assistance, the area's most common industry. While unemployment has fallen to 5.2% since 2011, the local workforce is smaller than usual, with only 55.5% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 53.1%, a rate that has fallen since 2011. This is consistent with the overall number of adults working or looking for work being well below both the state and national averages.
55.5% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.1% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer at 19.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 10.0%. Accommodation and food services and education also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.3%.
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 2450, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2450/2450-nsw/topic/employment