3.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3121, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3121, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 43.1% of the workforce in postcode 3121, driving a very strong local economy. Most working-age adults here are in full-time roles, and the area has an unemployment rate that is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is especially high at 71.4%, while the unemployment rate has fallen since 2011 to just 3.3%.
75.4% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 73.7%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 18.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.8% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from the large number of professionals, 19% of the workforce are managers, with 10.7% in clerical and administrative roles and 7.5% in community and personal services.
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 3121, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3121/3121-vic/topic/employment