4.5% ▲ +70.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3448, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3448, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in postcode 3448 than in most similar areas. Only 48.9% of the population are employed full-time, a figure that has fallen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011. This creates a local job market that is significantly different from the wider state and national patterns.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has risen to 4.5%, though this remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
59.7% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 14.1%, followed by manufacturing at 9.8% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, with managers also common at 17.1%. Technicians and trades workers follow at 13.7%.
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 3448, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3448/3448-vic/topic/employment