3.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3162, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3162, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than six out of ten adults in postcode 3162 are working or looking for work, which is a higher rate than in most other areas. This high level of activity is matched by a strong professional workforce and an unemployment rate of 3.9% that sits slightly below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 58.9%, a figure that is about the same as both the state and the nation.
64.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in professional and technical services (15.2%), healthcare and social assistance (14.8%), and education and training (11.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 38.3% of jobs, followed by managers at 19.5% and clerical or administrative staff at 11.7%.
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 3162, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3162/3162-vic/topic/employment