4.9% ▲ +153.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3563, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3563, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer in postcode 3563, with 38.2% of workers in these fields. This farming focus defines the local economy, though the area has seen fewer adults working or looking for work over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.5% 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, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.9%.
55.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from the large agricultural sector, the most common industries are health care and social assistance at 10.6%, followed by retail trade at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers, who make up 27.1% of workers, followed by labourers at 15.4% and technicians and trades at 13.0%.
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 3563, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3563/3563-vic/topic/employment