3.9% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3224, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3224, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 3224 than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a modest 3.9%, the share of full-time workers has fallen significantly over the last decade to 55.2%. This is now well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below Victoria's 62.4%. This drop is mirrored in full-time employment, which fell 4.7 percentage points since 2011 and remains much lower than the national average.
59.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by construction at 13.2% and retail trade at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17.9%, closely followed by technicians and trades people at 17.2%.
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 3224, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3224/3224-vic/topic/employment