4.7% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3690, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3690, 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 3690, with 17.6% of the workforce in this field. This area has a mix of professional and trade roles, though fewer adults are working or looking for work than in the typical Victorian area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment has fallen 3.2 points since 2011, the unemployment rate has also dropped by 1.5 points to 4.7%.
60.3% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 17.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and manufacturing at 10.4%. Construction and public administration also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 16.9%, while technicians and trades follow closely at 15.0%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.2% 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 3690, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3690/3690-vic/topic/employment