1.8% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3243, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3243, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.8% unemployment rate defines the workforce in postcode 3243, which is much lower than most other areas. More people are working or looking for work here than in the typical Australian community, and full-time roles have become more common since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 63.3%, a rate that has risen since 2011. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work is a little above the state average, it has actually fallen by 5.0 percentage points over the last decade.
65.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 71.0%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 34.4% of workers, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.6% and construction at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.0%, with professionals accounting for 13.0% and labourers for 11.6% of the local workforce.
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 3243, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3243/3243-vic/topic/employment