4.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3179, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3179, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3179 than in most other areas, with 65.8% in the labour force. This workforce is largely employed full-time, though this figure has dropped by 4.8 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 65.8%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 60.1%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
65.8% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 14.6%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.6%, manufacturing at 9.4%, and construction at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.2%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 14.0%, clerical and administrative work at 13.2%, and managers at 12.3%.
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 3179, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3179/3179-vic/topic/employment