1.6% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3688, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3688, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in postcode 3688, where 14.9% of workers are in this sector. The area has a very high percentage of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, though full-time employment has slipped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 68.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 1.6%, much lower than the 5.1% seen across Australia.
68.8% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for locals are health care and social assistance (14.9%), followed by manufacturing (11.0%) and retail trade (10.6%). Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ a notable 8.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 16.7%, followed by technicians and trades who make up 15.3% of the local workforce. Community and personal service workers also hold a significant share at 13.2%.
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 3688, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3688/3688-vic/topic/employment