6.1% ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3639, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3639, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a third of workers in postcode 3639 are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This heavy reliance on the land is matched by a high number of managers in the local workforce. However, the area struggles with a low rate of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the state average and has risen by 2.6 points since 2011.
54.0% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
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 35.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.3% and accommodation and food at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 33.2%. Other common roles include labourers at 14.8% and professionals at 13.5%.
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 3639, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3639/3639-vic/topic/employment