3.8% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3315, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3315, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 40% of workers in postcode 3315 are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This heavy reliance on farming shapes a local workforce where a high proportion of people work full-time, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 60.9%, which is a little above the national figure and has risen since 2011. However, only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below the Victorian average of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is low at 3.8%.
55.4% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 40.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 15.1%, followed by retail trade at 5.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.0%. Labourers account for 14.5% of the workforce, while professionals make up 12.8% and technicians and tradespeople represent 10.6%.
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 3315, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3315/3315-vic/topic/employment