4.6% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3016, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3016, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3016 compared to the rest of the country. This activity is led by a strong presence of professional and managerial roles. Around 65.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are working or looking for work than in most areas, and 60.7% are employed full-time. While this full-time rate is a little above the Victorian figure, it has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
65.5% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services, where 13.0% of people work. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 33.5% of jobs. Managers account for another 21.5%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 12.7% 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 3016, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3016/3016-vic/topic/employment