3.4% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3616, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3616, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 3616 compared to other areas. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.4%, the proportion of adults in the workforce has fallen since 2011. Most residents find employment in health care, manufacturing, or farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who are employed face a low unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the Victorian average.
57.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.9%, followed closely by manufacturing at 13.1% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, while professionals and labourers also feature strongly at 15.5% and 15.1% 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 3616, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3616/3616-vic/topic/employment