0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3709, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3709, 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 3709, with this figure falling by 12 percentage points since 2011. Despite this drop, the area has an incredibly low unemployment rate of 0.0%. Agriculture and management roles dominate the local economy, with nearly half the workforce tied to the land.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, which is about the same as both Victoria and Australia.
48.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 46.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 10.9% and health care and social assistance at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a very large portion of the local workforce at 42.8%. Labourers are the next most common group at 13.0%, followed by technicians and trades at 8.7%.
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 3709, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3709/3709-vic/topic/employment