5.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3150, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3150, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in postcode 3150, where 32.9% of the workforce holds these roles. The area faces some employment challenges, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure. This trend has shifted over the last decade, with full-time employment falling since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 56.2%, which is well below the Victorian figure. The unemployment rate is 5.5%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
56.2% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
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 local workers at 13.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.8%. Retail trade employs 10.2% of the workforce, while education and training accounts for 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 32.9% of workers. Managers make up 15.4% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.2%.
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 3150, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3150/3150-vic/topic/employment