2.0% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3281, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3281, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high proportion of adults are active in the workforce in postcode 3281, with 73% working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, and the local unemployment rate is exceptionally low at just 2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. While 73% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment has fallen slightly since 2011 to 57.1%.
73.0% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
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 15.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.4%. Education and construction also employ around 9% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups, at 18.4% and 17.8% respectively. Technicians and tradespeople are also common, accounting for 17.2% of local jobs.
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 3281, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3281/3281-vic/topic/employment