6.2% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2500, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2500, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower rates of full-time employment set postcode 2500 apart from most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than they were in 2011, the area still faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011 and now sits at 53.0%, well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
60.3% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 53.0%
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 17.6%, followed by education and training at 12.6%. Other major industries include accommodation and food services at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.5% and clerical and administrative staff at 11.6%.
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 2500, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2500/2500-nsw/topic/employment