3.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3300, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3300, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3300 compared to the rest of the country. While few people are jobless, with an unemployment rate of only 3.1%, the area has seen a decline in both full-time employment and overall workforce participation since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 3 points since 2011 to 55.4%, leaving the area well below the national average.
56.1% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 19.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 9.6%. Other notable sectors include education and agriculture, both at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.1%, and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 3300, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3300/3300-vic/topic/employment