7.9% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3060, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3060, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 9% more adults in postcode 3060 are now working or looking for work than in 2011. This growth comes despite a sharp drop in full-time employment and an unemployment rate of 7.9%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 54.4%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time work has fallen to 54.2% since 2011, and the area's unemployment rate remains a little above both the state and national figures.
54.4% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.4%, and community and personal service workers at 11.8%.
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 3060, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3060/3060-vic/topic/employment