3.1% ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3264, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3264, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3264 than in most similar areas. While the workforce is smaller than the state average, the unemployment rate is much lower than most other areas at just 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average at 56.3%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
54.7% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 18.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.9%. Retail trade, construction and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are most common at 15.7%. This is followed by labourers at 14.7%, technicians and trades at 13.7%, and managers at 13.5%.
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 3264, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3264/3264-vic/topic/employment