3.6% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3677, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3677, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 3677, where 21.6% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area has a low unemployment rate of 3.6%, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 55.8%, a rate that is well below both the state and national averages.
55.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 21.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and manufacturing at 9.4%. Construction and education and training each account for 8.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.9%), technicians and tradespeople (13.9%), and labourers (12.9%).
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 3677, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3677/3677-vic/topic/employment