4.3% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3380, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3380, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in postcode 3380 compared to most areas, with only 52% working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is a modest 4.3%, full-time work is less common here than in other parts of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national figure at 56.3%, a rate that has fallen slightly since 2011.
52.0% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 for local workers at 20.2%, followed by manufacturing at 15.5%. Retail trade accounts for 9.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. Community and personal service workers follow at 16.8%, while professionals and technicians both account for 12.2% 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 3380, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3380/3380-vic/topic/employment