5.7% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2485, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2485, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have full-time jobs in postcode 2485 than in 2011, though the unemployment rate has fallen. This area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national average, with only 47.2% in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate dropped to 5.7% since 2011, the number of people working full-time fell to 49.5%. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
47.2% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
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 18.9%, followed by construction at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18% of the workforce, with technicians and trades workers closely following at 16.4%.
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 2485, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2485/2485-nsw/topic/employment