4.0% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3683, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3683, 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 3683 than in most other areas. Only 56.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a local economy where a smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work has fallen to 56.7%, which is well below the Victorian rate of 62.4%. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.0% since 2011, full-time employment also fell by 2.5 points over that decade to reach 58.0%.
56.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 17.5%. Other common industries include manufacturing at 11.9%, retail trade at 10.4%, and public administration and safety at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%. Professionals follow at 15.7%, while managers account for 13.0% 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 3683, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3683/3683-vic/topic/employment