4.7% ▼ -41.4%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2488, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2488, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small share of the local workforce is in full-time roles, with only 49.9% of people in postcode 2488 employed full-time. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, the number of full-time positions has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, a figure that has fallen 3.3 points since 2011.
62.7% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.0%, followed by construction at 13.6%. Education and training and accommodation and food services both account for 12.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Other common roles include technicians and trades workers at 16.9% and community and personal service workers at 14.4%.
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 2488, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2488/2488-nsw/topic/employment