4.7% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2590, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2590, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of adults, 46.3%, are working or looking for work in postcode 2590. This is far below the national figure of 61.1% and represents a drop of 4.4 percentage points since 2011. The area has a diverse mix of local roles, ranging from healthcare to farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the state average. While the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to 59.8%.
46.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
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 at 15.3%. Other major employers include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.9%, and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.0%. This is followed closely by community and personal service workers at 14.6%, and then technicians, trades and managers, who each account for 14.1% 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 2590, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2590/2590-nsw/topic/employment