3.9% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3464, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3464, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3464 compared to most similar areas. This is a workforce where only 55.1% of adults are active in the labour market, and the proportion of full-time employees has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 51.0% of people in this role, a drop of 9.1 percentage points since 2011. While fewer adults are working overall, the unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
55.1% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 local workers at 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 12.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.2%. They are followed by community and personal service workers at 16.0%, and managers at 13.5%.
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 3464, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3464/3464-vic/topic/employment