6.2% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3750, VIC · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 3750, where 18.1% of workers are in this field. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, though the unemployment rate has risen to 6.2% since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is slightly above the state average at 61.4%, this figure has fallen 9.0 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.3% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for 18.1% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include construction at 10.1%, transport and warehousing at 9.7%, and retail trade at 8.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.2% and technicians and trades people at 14.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3750, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3750/3750-vic/topic/employment