3.5% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3137, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3137, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3137 than in most other areas, with a rate 4.6 percentage points above the national figure. The area has a strong employment record, though full-time work fell slightly since 2011 to 60.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of people here are employed full-time compared to the state average. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is only 3.5%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
65.6% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance and construction are the top two employers, each accounting for 14.6% of the workforce. Manufacturing follows at 10.5%, while retail trade makes up 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%. This is closely followed by technicians and trades at 18.6%, and clerical or administrative staff at 13.8%.
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 3137, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3137/3137-vic/topic/employment