0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3589, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3589, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3589. This area now sees a very high number of adults working or looking for work, with an unemployment rate that has fallen to 0.0%. Most of the workforce is concentrated in agriculture and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 62.8%, while the unemployment rate has dropped to 0.0%.
66.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 45.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.2%, and retail trade at 6.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management and labouring roles are equally common, each making up 28.2% of jobs. Professionals account for 12.8%, while clerical and administrative staff make up 9.0% 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 3589, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3589/3589-vic/topic/employment