3.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3419, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3419, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3419. While the typical worker is now more likely to be in a full-time role than in other areas, fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is quite low at 3.7%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 5%.
57.0% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 61.5%
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 31% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.3% and education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, followed by professionals at 15.5%. Labourers account for 12.1% of the local 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 3419, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3419/3419-vic/topic/employment