3.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3467, 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 3467 compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has continued since 2011, as the proportion of people working or seeking jobs has fallen by 2.9 percentage points.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 53.5%, a figure that has fallen 4.1 points over the last decade. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
3.8% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
43.2% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 13.6%. Manufacturing and health care and social assistance both employ 13.2% of workers, while retail trade accounts for 9.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 17.5%, followed by labourers at 15.6% and community and personal service workers at 15.1%. Technicians and trades make up 12.4% of jobs, while machinery operators and drivers account for 10.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3467, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3467/3467-vic/topic/employment