6.1% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3108, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3108, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 6.1% marks the local job market in postcode 3108, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the number of adults working or looking for work has risen to 57.1% since 2011, this figure remains well below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell to 57.7% over the last decade, a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This is alongside a local unemployment rate that has stayed steady at around 6.1% since 2011.
57.1% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 57.7%
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 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.3% and retail trade at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.5%, with managers at 15.2% and clerical or administrative staff at 13.0% also common.
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 3108, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3108/3108-vic/topic/employment