5.7% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2474, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2474, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2474 than in most similar areas. Only 47.4% of the adult population is in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. While health care is the biggest employer, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most other similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.5%, and the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is much higher than most areas.
47.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 here at 17.3%. Other significant employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.7%, and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.2%, followed by professionals at 15.4%. Labourers and technicians or tradespeople also represent a large share of the local workforce at 14.2% and 13.9% respectively.
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 2474, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2474/2474-nsw/topic/employment