5.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3151, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3151, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well below the Victorian average, only 57.8% of adults in postcode 3151 are working or looking for work. This is a lower rate than most similar areas, and while the number of people in the workforce has risen since 2011, full-time employment has fallen to 56.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.1%. This rate has remained steady since 2011, while full-time work fell by 3.2 percentage points over the same period.
57.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 here at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and professional and technical services at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%, with managers and clerical or administrative staff both accounting for around 13% of the workforce.
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 3151, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3151/3151-vic/topic/employment