9.1% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3019, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3019, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 20.4% of the workforce in postcode 3019, the largest occupational group in the area. While more adults are now working or looking for work than in 2011, unemployment remains well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.1%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment fell to 56.6% since 2011, while the share of adults working or looking for work rose 10 points to 58.4%.
58.4% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 11.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and manufacturing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Besides professionals, the most common jobs are labourers at 13.5% and clerical or administrative roles at 12.0%.
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 3019, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3019/3019-vic/topic/employment