6.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3169, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3169, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in postcode 3169 than they were in 2011, though more adults are now working or looking for work. The area faces a tough job market, with an unemployment rate of 6.5% that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While this is a slight rise since 2011, full-time employment has fallen by 4.8 percentage points over the same period.
58.7% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.3%, followed by manufacturing at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 23.6% of jobs. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 13.2% and clerical or administrative staff at 12.8%.
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 3169, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3169/3169-vic/topic/employment