3.1% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3666, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3666, 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 3666 compared to most similar areas. Only 50.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is very low at 3.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment at 55.6% is well below the Victorian average of 59.2% and has dropped 2.6 percentage points since 2011. The number of adults working or looking for work is also far below the national figure.
50.4% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 21.0% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6% and construction at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, followed by professionals at 15.6%. Technicians and trades workers account for 14.8% of the local workforce, while labourers make up 14.0%.
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 3666, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3666/3666-vic/topic/employment