2.4% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3393, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.9% of adults in postcode 3393 are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This is a region where relatively few people participate in the workforce, though those who are employed enjoy a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has barely changed since 2011, but full-time employment fell by 5.5 points over that decade to 55.4%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
2.4% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
50.9% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 24.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.1%. Retail trade accounts for 9.7% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.8%, with community and personal service workers making up 17.5%. Technicians and trades people follow at 13.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3393, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3393/3393-vic/topic/employment