2.7% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2712, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2712, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A starkly low percentage of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2712, with only 47.7% active in the labour force. This represents a significant drop from 60.4% in 2011, though those who are employed enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 2.7%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, which has fallen 4.3 points since 2011.
47.7% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 59.3%
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 29.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.0%, and retail trade at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a manager, making it the most common occupation at 25.0%. This is followed by labourers at 15.3% and technicians and tradespeople at 11.8%.
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 2712, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2712/2712-nsw/topic/employment