3.1% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3319, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3319, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in postcode 3319 are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While the area has a much lower unemployment rate than most other regions, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has fallen 8.5 points since 2011. Full-time employment has also dropped, while the 3.1% unemployment rate remains a little below the national figure.
54.4% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 49% of workers. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12%, followed by construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 39.1%, followed by labourers at 21.4%. Technicians and trades workers account for 9.4% 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 3319, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3319/3319-vic/topic/employment