3.3% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3725, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3725, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people have full-time jobs in postcode 3725 than in most similar areas. While the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is quite low, the unemployment rate of 3.3% is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose to 60.9% since 2011, which is slightly above the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, the share of adults working or looking for work fell 7.2 points since 2011 to 58.1%, leaving it well below the national average.
58.1% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 24% of the workforce. Construction, manufacturing, and public administration and safety each employ about 9% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 27.6%, followed by labourers at 13.2% and technicians and trades at 12.2%.
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 3725, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3725/3725-vic/topic/employment