3.7% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3304, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3304, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A quarter of all workers in postcode 3304 are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, reflecting a strong rural economic base. While many people here work in the primary industries, a small number of residents are actually in the workforce compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is low at 3.7%, which is a little below the national figure and represents a 2.1 percentage point drop since 2011.
53.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here at 27.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.6% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.5%, while labourers, machinery operators and drivers also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 14.2% and 12% respectively.
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 3304, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3304/3304-vic/topic/employment