5.6% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2463, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2463, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in postcode 2463, where 17.1% of workers are in this field. The area has a much lower number of adults working or looking for work than most other areas, at just 46.6%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While full-time employment is well below the national average at 52.4%, the unemployment rate of 5.6% is about the same as the rest of Australia.
46.6% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 11.5%. Construction (10.9%), education and training (8.4%), and accommodation and food (8.3%) also make up a large share of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%. Community and personal service workers and labourers both account for 14.1% of the workforce, while technicians and trades (14.0%) and managers (12.7%) follow closely behind.
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 2463, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2463/2463-nsw/topic/employment