4.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3579, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3579, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3579, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This suggests a workforce that is smaller than in other areas, though full-time employment is steady at 58.8% and unemployment is around the middle for its level.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.2 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has barely changed over the last decade and sits at 4.4%.
50.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 18.7%. Health care and social assistance follows at 12.7%, with retail trade and public administration also making up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation here at 20.4%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, and professionals at 13.7%, followed closely by labourers at 13.5%.
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 3579, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3579/3579-vic/topic/employment