2.9% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3284, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3284, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 3284, where 17.4% of workers are in this sector. The area has a very low unemployment rate of 2.9%, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen to 50.1% since 2011, leaving this area well below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
53.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.1% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across health care and social assistance (17.4%), accommodation and food (11.6%), and agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.4%). Construction also employs 9.4% of the workforce, while retail trade accounts for 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of residents are professionals (24.7%), followed by managers at 20.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (13.2%), community and personal service workers (11.5%), and clerical or administrative staff (9.3%).
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 3284, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3284/3284-vic/topic/employment