5.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3465, VIC · Postcode
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 3465 compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This area also sees a lower rate of full-time employment than most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 52.1% since 2011, leaving the area well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate is 5.9%, this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
5.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
43.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.4%, followed by manufacturing at 12.9% and retail trade at 11.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, with community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each accounting for around 15% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3465, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3465/3465-vic/topic/employment