6.1% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2462, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2462, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2462 compared to the rest of the country. Only 48% of adults are in the labour force, which is 13 percentage points below the national figure. This gap highlights a local workforce that is significantly smaller than in other parts of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.6%. While the unemployment rate is a little above the New South Wales figure at 6.1%, it has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
48.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 14.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11% and accommodation and food at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15%, with community and personal service workers and managers both following closely at around 14% each.
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 2462, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2462/2462-nsw/topic/employment