5.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2874, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2874, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 2874 than in 2011. While a high 66% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall number of people participating in the labour force has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
51.7% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.0% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 42.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 17.7%, and education and training at 15%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.8%, followed by professionals at 17.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 11.6% and labourers at 10.2%.
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 2874, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2874/2874-nsw/topic/employment