3.3% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2731, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2731, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2731 compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.3%, the share of people in full-time work has fallen to 55.1% since 2011. This creates a local job market where a smaller proportion of the population is active in the workforce than across the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.1%, a figure that has dropped 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
54.8% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
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 14.1%, followed by construction at 12.3% and accommodation and food services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, making up 17.8% and 17.1% of the workforce respectively, while technicians and trades people account for 15.0%.
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 2731, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2731/2731-nsw/topic/employment