3.6% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3620, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3620, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking share of full-time roles marks the recent shift in the workforce for postcode 3620. While the proportion of full-time workers fell by 3.6 percentage points since 2011, the unemployment rate also dropped to 3.6%, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national 61.1%. This is lower than most areas, though the unemployment rate remains a little below the Victorian average at 3.6%.
55.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
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 15.7%, followed by manufacturing at 12.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 15.7% and professionals at 14.7%.
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 3620, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3620/3620-vic/topic/employment