4.2% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3190, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles are the most common line of work in postcode 3190, where 13.3% of the workforce is employed in this field. This area has a very high rate of employment, with 68.4% of adults working or looking for work. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of people here work full-time, at 63.0%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The proportion of adults working or looking for work has risen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011, while unemployment stays around the middle for similar areas at 4.2%.
4.2% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with professional and technical services (13.3%) and health care and social assistance (13.2%) being the largest. Education and training follow at 9.6%, with retail trade and construction both around 9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%, followed by managers at 19.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.7%, technicians and trades at 10.5%, and community and personal service workers at 9.4%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3190, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3190/3190-vic/topic/employment