4.0% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3054, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3054, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3054 compared to the rest of the country. Around 73.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is 12 percentage points above the national figure. This active workforce is largely employed in high-skill roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very high workforce participation rate of 73.3%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.2%, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 4.0%.
73.3% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer for 19.1% of workers. Health care and social assistance (13.0%) and education and training (11.6%) also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of all workers are professionals, accounting for 48.6% of the local workforce. This high proportion of specialists is complemented by a strong presence of managers, who make up 15.3% of occupations.
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 3054, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3054/3054-vic/topic/employment