4.6% —
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2817, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2817, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2817 compared to the rest of the country. While 65.9% of adults are in the workforce, the area has a strong reliance on the land, with over half the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.0%, though this is 6.4 points lower than in 2016. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has risen to 4.6%, which is about the same as New South Wales.
65.9% —
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 52.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 8.9% and construction at 5.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of workers are managers, accounting for 51.3% of all jobs. Professionals make up 12.0% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 10.5%.
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 2817, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2817/2817-nsw/topic/employment