3.8% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3621, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3621, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower share of full-time workers marks the workforce in postcode 3621 compared to the rest of the state. About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.8% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little below the Victorian figure at 56.9%, and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the number of adults working or looking for work rose by 2.0 percentage points over the same period.
60.8% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.8% and manufacturing at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.0%, while managers make up 17.0% and technicians and trades people account for 15.1% of the local 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 3621, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3621/3621-vic/topic/employment