3.3% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3462, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3462, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 3462, where 13.6% of the workforce is employed. This area has a smaller workforce than most other regions, with far fewer people working full-time than the state or national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and fell 5.5 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also far below the national average at 46.0%, though the unemployment rate is a little lower than the national figure at 3.3%.
51.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.0% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and education and training at 10.0%. Manufacturing and professional services also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.9%, managers at 14.4%, and labourers at 13.2%.
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 3462, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3462/3462-vic/topic/employment