3.8% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3624, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3624, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3624 than in most similar areas. Only 50.8% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is much lower than the figures for Victoria and Australia. While full-time employment is steady, the number of people working or seeking work has fallen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1% and is down from 5.2% in 2011. About 59.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that has fallen since 2011 but remains about the same as the Victorian average.
50.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 59.6%
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 32% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include manufacturing at 11.1% and health care and social assistance at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades and labourers, who each account for 17.3% of occupations.
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 3624, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3624/3624-vic/topic/employment