4.1% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3220, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3220, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in five workers in postcode 3220 is employed in health care and social assistance, the area's most common industry. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 55.5%, falling 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
65.4% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 20%, followed by education and training at 11% and retail trade at 10%. Construction and professional services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.8%, with managers accounting for another 15.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers, clerks, and technicians or tradespeople.
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 3220, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3220/3220-vic/topic/employment