5.8% ▼ -42.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2505, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2505, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2505 than in the rest of the country. Only 51.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011, it remains much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 53.9%, a figure that has fallen 6.4 points since 2011. This comes despite the local unemployment rate dropping to 5.8%.
51.2% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 for local workers at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five locals works as a professional, while technicians and trades and labourers both make up around 14% of the workforce.
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 2505, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2505/2505-nsw/topic/employment