5.2% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3556, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3556, 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 3556 than in most similar areas. Only 56.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This trend is mirrored by a lower-than-usual rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 55.4%, a figure well below the national average. While the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, it is higher than in most other similar areas.
56.3% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 19.0%, followed by manufacturing at 10.8% and construction at 10.4%. Retail trade also employs a significant 10.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split almost evenly between labourers, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades, each making up around 15.6% to 15.8% of jobs. Professionals account for 14.3% of occupations.
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 3556, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3556/3556-vic/topic/employment