5.1% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3219, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3219, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in postcode 3219 than a decade ago. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work has stayed steady at 57.2%, full-time employment fell by 5.5 points since 2011. This makes the area's workforce smaller than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen by 1.1 points since 2011.
57.2% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 55.1%
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 here, employing 19.3% of people. Construction and retail trade follow, each making up 11.2% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the largest occupational group at 17.5%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.2% and community and personal service workers at 15.6%.
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 3219, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3219/3219-vic/topic/employment