4.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3103, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3103, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in postcode 3103, where 38.5% of people hold these roles. This high concentration of skilled workers is a key feature of the local workforce, though fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment has also fallen slightly since 2011 to 57.2%, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure at 4.9%.
57.3% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 for local workers at 16.7%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 13.8% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the large number of professionals, nearly one in five people (19.6%) work as managers. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 11.7% and sales workers at 9.4%.
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 3103, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3103/3103-vic/topic/employment