3.8% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3804, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3804, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3804 than they were in 2011, when the rate was 66.9%. This area now sees 63.6% of adults in the workforce, though the unemployment rate remains low at 3.8%. Most people here hold full-time roles, with 58.7% of the population employed in this way.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
63.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, making up 18.6% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 11.0%, with health care and social assistance accounting for 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.2%. Managers and technicians and trades workers follow closely, each making up about 16% 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 3804, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3804/3804-vic/topic/employment