1.8% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3590, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3590, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in postcode 3590. While only 54.6% of people work full-time, the area maintains a very strong job market with an unemployment rate of just 1.8%. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has fallen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011, though the unemployment rate has remained steady at a very low 1.8%.
60.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer here at 17.2%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance (11%), followed by manufacturing, retail, and education, which each employ 9.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19%, followed by technicians and trades at 17.2%. Managers and professionals also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 14.1% and 11.7% respectively.
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 3590, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3590/3590-vic/topic/employment