4.9% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2870, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2870, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher rates of full-time employment than most similar areas define the workforce in postcode 2870. While the number of adults working or looking for work is around the middle for its level, a striking 64.1% of the local workforce is employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 1.7 points since 2011 to reach 59.0%. Unemployment stands at 4.9%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
59.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and mining at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.4%, with technicians and trades (14.6%) and managers (13.9%) also representing significant portions of the local 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 2870, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2870/2870-nsw/topic/employment