7.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3337, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3337, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 7.4% shapes the local job market in postcode 3337. While full-time work is common for those employed, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. This trend has shifted over the last decade, with the share of the population in the workforce falling by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While the share of full-time employees is about the same as the national average at 59.6%, this is 6.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
58.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here, employing 12.6% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, followed closely by retail trade at 11.2% and transport and warehousing at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.8%, and a similar share of clerical staff, machinery operators, and drivers, each at 13.7%.
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 3337, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3337/3337-vic/topic/employment