3.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3633, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of the workforce has been in full-time roles since 2011 in postcode 3633. Despite this, the area remains a place where more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar regions. Current unemployment is low at 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the national figure of 61.1%. This is much higher than most other areas, even though the figure fell 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
3.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed by construction at 11.9% and agriculture, forestry, and fishing at 11.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers at 18.2% and 17.3% respectively, while technicians and trades follow at 16.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3633, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3633/3633-vic/topic/employment