3.8% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3158, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3158, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people in postcode 3158 are working full-time than they were in 2011. Despite this shift, the area has a very high rate of adults working or looking for work, with 70.5% of the adult population active in the labour market. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure. However, the share of full-time workers has fallen to 55.8% since 2011, leaving the area well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
70.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.1% and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 27.3%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 15.2% and managers at 13.1%.
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 3158, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3158/3158-vic/topic/employment