4.7% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3106, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3106, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 56.8% of adults in postcode 3106 are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national and state averages. This low level of workforce participation is the main story for the area, where full-time employment has also fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has dropped to 57.0%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits at 4.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.
56.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 14.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2% and retail trade at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%, with managers accounting for another 19.3% of the local workforce.
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 3106, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3106/3106-vic/topic/employment