3.6% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3564, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3564, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3564 compared to the rest of Victoria. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, the overall percentage of people in the workforce is well below the national figure. This reflects a community where fewer residents are employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has also fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to 56.1%, a figure that is well below the state average.
58.0% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 17.3%. Other common sectors include construction at 11.3%, retail trade at 11%, and manufacturing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, followed closely by professionals at 16%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.8% of the local 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 3564, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3564/3564-vic/topic/employment