4.2% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3555, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3555, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in postcode 3555 are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. This means the area has a smaller proportion of its adult population in the workforce than most other parts of Australia. Most people here work in health care, retail, or manufacturing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, while the unemployment rate has dipped slightly to 4.2%.
54.3% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 locals at 18.3%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and manufacturing at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.7%, with labourers and community service workers both making up around 14% 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 3555, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3555/3555-vic/topic/employment