4.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3305, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3305, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 3305, where 15.8% of people are employed in this sector. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most other regions, with the total falling to 54.5% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 53.6%, while the unemployment rate of 4.8% is about the same as the state and national figures.
54.5% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance (15.8%) and manufacturing (14.1%). Other significant sectors include retail trade at 8.1%, education and training at 7.8%, and construction at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.5%, followed closely by professionals at 14.8%. Community and personal service workers (13.7%), labourers (13.6%), and machinery operators and drivers (11.6%) also represent large shares of the local 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 3305, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3305/3305-vic/topic/employment