4.7% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3311, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3311, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 3311 are working or looking for work, which is far below national levels. This suggests a local economy where a large portion of the adult population is not in the traditional workforce. While the unemployment rate is about the same as the rest of Australia at 4.7%, full-time employment is notably lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the Victorian average and has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, with 55.6% of the workforce in these roles.
44.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 21.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.6%. Other common industries include retail trade and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are labourers at 17.0% and community and personal service workers at 16.3%. Managers make up 15.3% of the workforce, while professionals and technicians or trades follow at 12.5% and 11.5%.
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 3311, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3311/3311-vic/topic/employment