6.1% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3469, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3469, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates the number of adults working or looking for work in postcode 3469 from the national figure. Only 41.4% of adults are in the workforce, a figure that has fallen sharply since 2011. This local job market faces challenges, with an unemployment rate of 6.1% which is a little above the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time employment is around the middle for similar areas at 58.2%, the total number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level. This workforce participation rate has dropped 10 points over the last decade.
41.4% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 22.0% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 18.7%, with manufacturing accounting for 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, representing 27.5% and 24.2% of the local workforce respectively. Labourers are also common, making up 17.6% of jobs.
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 3469, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3469/3469-vic/topic/employment