3.2% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3715, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3715, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of working residents in postcode 3715 hold full-time jobs, a figure that has dropped nearly 7 points since 2011. While this is far below the national average, the local unemployment rate is quite low at 3.2%. It is a region where agricultural work and management roles play a major part in daily life.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is far below the 58.9% national figure. While the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen slightly to 58.7%, unemployment is lower than most areas at 3.2%.
58.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 48.9%
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 23.9% of the workforce. Construction and health care and social assistance both follow at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 17.6%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and labourers each account for 11.4% of occupations.
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 3715, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3715/3715-vic/topic/employment