5.5% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3523, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3523, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3523 than in most similar areas. Only 42.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5% since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 53.0%, falling 3 points since 2011.
42.8% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.0%, followed by manufacturing at 9.6%, construction and retail trade both at 9.4%, and public administration and safety at 6.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 16.2%, managers at 15.7%, and professionals at 15.0%, with labourers and clerical staff making up 13.0% and 10.9% of the workforce.
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 3523, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3523/3523-vic/topic/employment