7.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3083, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3083, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding a full-time job is harder for many people in postcode 3083, where the unemployment rate is 7.0%, much higher than in most similar areas. While more adults are now working or looking for work compared to a decade ago, the proportion of full-time roles has dropped significantly.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment has fallen 6.2 percentage points since 2011 to 55.6%, leaving the area well below the Victorian average.
60.8% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and construction at 10.0%. Education and training and professional services also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.7%, as well as technicians and trades people at 13.3%.
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 3083, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3083/3083-vic/topic/employment