6.2% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3043, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3043, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 6.2% marks the local job market in postcode 3043, which is a little above the state and national figures. While many who work do so full-time, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 57.4%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 61.5%, though this has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
57.4% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 11.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.7% and transport and warehousing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, with clerical and administrative roles at 16.2% and technicians and trades at 14.9%.
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 3043, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3043/3043-vic/topic/employment