7.1% ▲ +138.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3424, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3424, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in postcode 3424 are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a region where the workforce is heavily tied to the land, though it faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of the state, at 48.7%. The unemployment rate has risen to 7.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
48.7% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 36.6%. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.8%. This is followed by professionals at 14.5% and labourers at 12.4%.
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 3424, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3424/3424-vic/topic/employment