4.9% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3199, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3199, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in postcode 3199, where 16.5% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a diverse mix of professional and trade roles. While unemployment has fallen to 4.9% since 2011, the proportion of full-time workers has dipped slightly.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.5%, a figure slightly lower than the national average.
60.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 at 16.5%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 10.1%. Education and training (9.4%) and manufacturing (7.4%) also employ notable shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 22.1% of workers. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 15.3%, while community and personal service workers and managers both account for 12.7%.
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 3199, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3199/3199-vic/topic/employment