4.5% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3042, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3042, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in postcode 3042 are professionals, making it a highly skilled area. It is a productive hub where 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 62.1%, though this is 3.1 percentage points lower than in 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
64.4% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 12.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.1% and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from professionals, many residents work as clerical and administrative staff (16.0%) or as managers (14.7%). Technicians and trades make up 13.2% of the 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 3042, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3042/3042-vic/topic/employment