2.5% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2738, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2738, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2738 than in most other areas, at 68.8%. This region shows a very strong attachment to the workforce, with high full-time employment and a very low unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 64.7%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at only 2.5%. This reflects a workforce that is significantly more active than the state average.
68.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 64.7%
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 13.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.0% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%, with professionals accounting for 17.2% and technicians and trades making up 13.9% 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 2738, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2738/2738-nsw/topic/employment