4.2% ▼ -37.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3371, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3371, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3371 compared to the rest of the country. Only 41.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is 20 percentage points lower than the Australian figure. This highlights a significant gap in employment activity for the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 50.3%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The overall number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, though the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the national figure.
41.4% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.5%, followed by manufacturing at 13.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are labourers (14.7%) and managers (14.4%), with professionals (13.9%) and technicians and trades (13.7%) also making up large shares of the 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 3371, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3371/3371-vic/topic/employment