4.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3015, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3015 than in most similar areas. The workforce is strongly skewed toward full-time roles, with 65.2% of the population employed full-time. This reflects a highly active employment market that sits well above both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This is a rise of 5.0 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate has barely changed at 4.1%.
4.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
72.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors. Professional and technical services are the most common at 11.9%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.4% and education and training at 10.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 33.8%, followed by managers at 20.1%. Clerical and administrative workers make up 12.7% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 9.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3015, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3015/3015-vic/topic/employment