2.4% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3675, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3675, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3675 than in 2011, when the figure was 69.0%. Despite this 5.0 point drop, the area now has a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%. Most residents find steady work, with health care and agriculture as the top employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 2.4% is much lower than most areas and sits 2.6 points below the national figure. Around 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average of 61.1%.
64.1% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.1%. Other common industries include education and training, manufacturing and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five residents are managers, making up 19.6% of the workforce. Professionals (18.2%) and technicians and trades (16.0%) also make up a large part of the local workforce.
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 3675, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3675/3675-vic/topic/employment