3.9% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3640, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3640, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3640 than in most similar areas. This is a productive region where 64.8% of adults are active in the labour force, though the proportion of full-time workers has fallen since 2011. The local economy is heavily anchored by farming, with over a third of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The workforce is strong, with 64.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 3.9% is a little below the national average, full-time employment has fallen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
64.8% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 37.5% of the workforce. Other common employers include health care and social assistance at 12.6%, and manufacturing at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 26.8%, followed by labourers at 20.0%. Technicians and tradespeople make up 12.0% of the local workforce, while 9.7% work in community and personal services.
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 3640, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3640/3640-vic/topic/employment