0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3491, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3491, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 63.2% of the workforce in postcode 3491. This makes the area much more reliant on primary production than most other regions. While unemployment has dropped to 0.0%, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment at 56.1% is also a little below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
50.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 63.2% of people work. Other common sectors include education and training at 12.3%, followed by retail, accommodation, and health care each at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of all workers are managers, making up 49.1% of the local workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers and labourers, who each account for 10.5% 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 3491, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3491/3491-vic/topic/employment