5.9% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2454, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2454, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are employed full-time in postcode 2454 than in most similar areas. Just 45.3% of the population holds a full-time job, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011. This reflects a wider trend in the area where fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.9% since 2011, it remains much higher than in most other similar areas.
54.8% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 45.3%
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, employing 19.8% of the workforce. Education and training also play a large role at 12.9%, followed by retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.1% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.7%.
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 2454, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2454/2454-nsw/topic/employment