3.0% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3705, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3705, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A ten percentage point drop in the number of adults working or looking for work since 2011 marks a significant shift for postcode 3705. While fewer people are in the workforce, those who are employed are more likely to work full-time than in other areas. The local unemployment rate is now very low at 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose to 63.3%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work fell to 57.3%, leaving the area well below Victoria's 62.4%.
57.3% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 38.3% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance is the next most common field at 14.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a very large portion of the local workforce at 36.7%. Other common roles include labourers at 15.6% and technicians and trades 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 3705, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3705/3705-vic/topic/employment