3.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3154, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3154, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in postcode 3154 have been working or looking for work since 2011, with that figure falling by 5.6 percentage points to 66.5%. This remains a high rate for the area, sitting well above both the Victorian and national figures. Despite this change, the unemployment rate has stayed steady at 3.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 66.5% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011 to 57.9%. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
66.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Retail trade, manufacturing, and education also employ around 9% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%. Technicians and tradespeople are also common at 17.7%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%.
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 3154, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3154/3154-vic/topic/employment