1.9% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3697, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3697, 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 3697 than there were in 2011. While the unemployment rate is very low at 1.9%, full-time employment has fallen by 11 points over the last decade. This shift leaves the area with a much smaller share of full-time workers than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 55.1%, which is well below both the Victorian and Australian figures. Only 47.5% of the population works full-time, a rate far below the rest of the state.
55.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 11.8%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education and training, which both account for 8.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and technicians or trades workers are the most common occupations, each making up 17.9% of the workforce. Professionals follow at 15.6%, with community and personal service workers at 12.2%.
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 3697, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3697/3697-vic/topic/employment