4.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3700, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3700, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in postcode 3700 than in most other areas. Just 53.8% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This creates a local job market where healthcare, farming, and manufacturing are the biggest employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below the national average and rose slightly since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 57.7%, while the 4.6% unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures.
53.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest industry at 15.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.2%. Manufacturing employs 10.9% of the workforce, while retail trade and construction each account for around 9% to 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.9%. Managers follow at 15.9%, with labourers at 14.9% and professionals at 13.1% 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 3700, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3700/3700-vic/topic/employment