1.6% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3586, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3586, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3586, with 68.9% active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure, and the area is marked by a remarkably low unemployment rate of just 1.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident's employment status is stable, with 58.7% working full-time, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. While full-time work fell 2.3 points since 2011, the overall number of people working or looking for work has barely changed.
68.9% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 14.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.7% and construction at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 20.2%, while technicians and trades make up 16.2% of the local workforce. Labourers and clerical workers follow at 13.9% and 12.5% respectively.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for 3586, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3586, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3586/3586-vic/topic/employment