3.5% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2517, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2517, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2517. This shift happened while the overall number of adults working or looking for work has stayed steady at around 58.1%. Despite the decline in full-time roles, the local unemployment rate is now quite low at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1% and has fallen 1.9 points since 2011. However, the share of people in full-time work is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
58.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 17.3%, followed by education and training at 13.2%. Other major industries include construction, public administration and safety, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.2%, and managers at 13.4%.
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 2517, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2517/2517-nsw/topic/employment