7.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3064, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 3064, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed. While many residents hold steady jobs, the area faces a higher than average unemployment rate of 7.8%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011, dropping from 66.4% to 59.6%.
7.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
61.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the workforce is split fairly evenly across transport and warehousing (10.4%), construction (10.4%), retail trade (9.6%), and manufacturing (9.4%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.6% and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3064, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3064/3064-vic/topic/employment