2.5% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3387, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3387, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in postcode 3387 has fallen slightly by 2.0 percentage points since 2011, though the area remains a strong hub for work. It is a place where most people are employed, and the unemployment rate is much lower than most other areas at just 2.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas. Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 66.2%, while the unemployment rate has fallen slightly to 2.5%.
65.0% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 51.3% of the workforce. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 9.7% and manufacturing at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up nearly half of all jobs at 48.1%. Other common roles in the area are labourers at 14.9% and machinery operators and drivers at 9.7%.
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 3387, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3387/3387-vic/topic/employment