7.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3361, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3361, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3361 compared to most similar areas. While full-time employment has risen to 61.0%, the area faces a higher unemployment rate of 7.3%, which is above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Victoria and Australia. Despite this, those who are employed are more likely to be full-time than people in most other areas.
46.5% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 39.4% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 13.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%. Technicians and trades people follow at 13.8%, with labourers accounting for 11.8% of jobs.
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 3361, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3361/3361-vic/topic/employment