2.8% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3758, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3758, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in postcode 3758 are employed in construction, making it the area's most prominent industry. The local job market is strong, with an unemployment rate of just 2.8%, which is much lower than most other areas across the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the national average. While full-time employment is about the same as the state at 59.8%, this is 3.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
63.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the largest employer at 19.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.5%. Manufacturing and education also make up significant shares of the workforce at 9.8% and 8.0% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.7%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 13.9%, with managers and professionals both accounting for around 13% of jobs.
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 3758, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3758/3758-vic/topic/employment