4.2% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3134, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3134, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3134 than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a steady unemployment rate of 4.2%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 59.7%, which is roughly the same as the state average but has fallen slightly since 2011.
65.8% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 here at 14.3%. Other major employers include education and training at 10.4%, and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, followed by managers at 15.2% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.6%.
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 3134, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3134/3134-vic/topic/employment