3.7% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3126, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3126, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of professionals shapes the daily working life of postcode 3126. While 40.4% of the workforce holds professional roles, the number of people working or looking for work is lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure. Full-time employment has fallen to 56.2% since 2011, though the unemployment rate of 3.7% remains a little below the national average.
58.7% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.2%
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 workers in the area at 17.4%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 40.4% and managers accounting for 23.5% of all occupations.
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 3126, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3126/3126-vic/topic/employment