3.1% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3570, VIC · Postcode
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 3570 than in most similar areas, with only 51.7% in the workforce. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed have a very low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 56.9%, which is a little below the Victorian average and has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is also much lower than in most areas, sitting at 3.1%.
3.1% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.7% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 19.5% of the workforce. Other significant industries include health care and social assistance at 13.9% and manufacturing at 11.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.4%, labourers at 15.0%, and machinery operators and drivers at 9.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3570, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3570/3570-vic/topic/employment