6.3% ▼ -50.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2839, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2839, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines the professional life of 2839, where 69.3% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time employment is high, the percentage of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure, falling 6.7 points since 2011 to 46.3%. The unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
46.3% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.3% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 19.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 18.5% and education and training at 17.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.4%, with community and personal service workers (17.4%) and professionals (17.1%) also common in the area.
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 2839, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2839/2839-nsw/topic/employment