6.9% ▼ -42.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2476, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2476, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in postcode 2476 are working or looking for work now than in 2011. This area has a unique job market where over a quarter of the workforce is in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and an unusually high 27% of residents are managers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 45.7%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is 6.9%, it has fallen 5 points since 2011.
45.7% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 27.3% of the workforce. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.8% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 27% of the local workforce, a notably high proportion. Labourers are the next most common group at 15.1%, followed by professionals at 13.8%.
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 2476, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2476/2476-nsw/topic/employment