4.2% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3222, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3222, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 3222, where 17.5% of workers are in this sector. While the unemployment rate is 4.2%, the area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, at 57.2%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%, and the share of full-time employees has fallen to 53.5% since 2011.
57.2% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance leads local employment at 17.5%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, while 16.8% are technicians and 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 3222, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3222/3222-vic/topic/employment