1.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3722, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3722, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower rate of full-time work than the state average defines the job market in postcode 3722. While only 52.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of 1.8%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.6% since 2011, a figure that is well below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has also dropped 2.6 points over the last decade, leaving it well below both the state and national levels.
58.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in the area at 13.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.1% and health care and social assistance at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%, followed closely by managers at 16.4% and professionals at 16.2%.
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 3722, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3722/3722-vic/topic/employment