5.2% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3799, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3799, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of residents in postcode 3799 work full-time, reflecting a local job market with significantly lower employment levels than the state average. Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure, and full-time employment is also well below the national average at 51.4%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas.
52.3% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%, followed closely by construction at 13.9%. Other notable sectors include education and training, manufacturing, and retail trade, each around 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.2%. Community and personal service workers (14.4%) and professionals (14.3%) follow, with labourers and managers also representing significant shares of the local workforce.
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 3799, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3799/3799-vic/topic/employment