1.9% ▼ -64.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3242, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3242, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 5.2 points since 2011 in postcode 3242, though the area remains a place where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. The most striking feature is the very low unemployment rate of 1.9%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 64% of adults are working or looking for work. While the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 1.9%, full-time work is well below the state figure at 51.8%.
64.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 51.8%
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 16.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.0% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers and professionals, who each make up 21.5% of occupations, while technicians and trades workers account for 16.4%.
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 3242, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3242/3242-vic/topic/employment