4.6% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2849, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2849, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in postcode 2849, with 19.9% of the workforce in these fields. This is a region where only half of the adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 5.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 55.9%.
50.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.9%, followed by education and training at 12.3% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%, while technicians and trades people account for 15.2% 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 2849, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2849/2849-nsw/topic/employment