2.2% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2631, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2631, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of nearly 9 percentage points separates the number of adults working or looking for work in postcode 2631 from the national figure. Only 52.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than most other areas. While the unemployment rate is very low at 2.2%, fewer people here are employed full-time than a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the NSW figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling from 62.5% in 2011 to 57.1% in 2021.
52.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 27.8% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 9.4% and health care and social assistance at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 17.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 12.4%.
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 2631, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2631/2631-nsw/topic/employment