2.4% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3770, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3770, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in postcode 3770 since 2011, though the area still has a very high activity rate. The local workforce is notably strong, with a tiny unemployment rate of just 2.4% compared to the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 67.4% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the Australian figure—the proportion of full-time employees has fallen to 57.2%. This is a little below the state and national figures.
67.4% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 19.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.7% and manufacturing at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.2%, while managers and professionals account for 17.2% and 14.1% of the workforce respectively.
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 3770, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3770/3770-vic/topic/employment