6.3% ▲ +79.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2775, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2775, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in postcode 2775, where 12.1% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is an area where fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most other parts of the country. The local unemployment rate has also risen to 6.3% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen to 50.7%, a level well below the New South Wales average.
50.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction leads the local job market at 12.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.2%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services, transport and warehousing, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%. Technicians and trades follow at 17.1%, with managers, labourers, and machinery operators and drivers also making up significant portions 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 2775, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2775/2775-nsw/topic/employment