1.1% ▼ -67.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3277, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3277, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A falling unemployment rate of 1.1% marks the biggest shift for workers in postcode 3277 since 2011. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, though the overall share of the population in the workforce has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the lowest for areas like this, sitting well below the national figure of 5.1%. Around 67.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian average of 62.4%.
67.4% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 19.9% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.6%, and manufacturing at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Technicians and trades people follow at 13.7%, with labourers and professionals each accounting for about a third of the 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 3277, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3277/3277-vic/topic/employment