3.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3113, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3113 compared to the rest of the country. While 67.6% of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment has fallen to 54.8%, which is well below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 67.6%.
3.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by construction at 11.6% and professional and technical services at 11.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.2%, with managers following at 20.5%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.6% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3113, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3113/3113-vic/topic/employment