1.6% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3385, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3385, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in postcode 3385 since 2011, with that figure falling by 6.8 percentage points to 52.7%. This is now much lower than most similar areas. However, the local unemployment rate is very low at 1.6%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to 54.9%, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 52.7%.
52.7% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 29.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.2%, and public administration and safety at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 35.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.2%.
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 3385, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3385/3385-vic/topic/employment