4.2% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3156, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3156, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3156. Despite this shift, the area still sees a very high number of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions. This creates a strong local workforce, with 66.4% of adults active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 62.4% seen across Victoria. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits about the same as the national figure.
66.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.6%, followed by construction at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades workers at 15.8% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.6%.
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 3156, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3156/3156-vic/topic/employment