4.0% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3478, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3478, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 3478 are working or looking for work, making it much harder to find local employment than in most other areas. This low level of workforce activity is a defining feature of the region, with only 47.9% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%, falling from 53.1% in 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the Victorian average, and it has dropped by 4.6 percentage points over the last decade.
47.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 54.1%
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 18.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.3%. Retail trade accounts for 11.8% of jobs, while manufacturing employs 10.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.5%, followed by managers at 16.0%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.4% of the workforce, while technicians and trades people account for 12.6%.
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 3478, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3478/3478-vic/topic/employment