1.8% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3568, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3568, 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 3568 than in the rest of the country. Only 50.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is 11 percentage points lower than the Australian figure. Despite this, the area is very stable with an unemployment rate of just 1.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well below the national figure of 5.1%. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 50.4% since 2011, full-time employment remains steady at 59.4%.
50.4% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, making up 22.4% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 21.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.2%, while professionals and labourers both make up 13.8% 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 3568, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3568/3568-vic/topic/employment