4.2% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3831, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3831, 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 3831 compared to most similar areas. Only 55.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. This workforce is spread across a diverse mix of roles, with construction and healthcare being the most common industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian average at 55.3%, down 4.4 points since 2011. Full-time employment has also fallen to 56.2%, while the unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.2%.
55.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 12.2%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.5% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.1% and professionals at 14.9%.
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 3831, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3831/3831-vic/topic/employment