2.1% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3701, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3701, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3701 compared to most similar areas. While only 56.3% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed face very little hardship, with an unemployment rate of just 2.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 7.5 points since 2011 to 56.3%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is at 58.4%, about the same as the Victorian average.
56.3% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 38.3% of workers. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 12.1%, and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.5%. Other common roles include labourers at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 10.9%.
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 3701, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3701/3701-vic/topic/employment