8.3% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3833, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3833, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3833. While more people are working full-time, a much lower share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This creates a mixed picture where job stability for some exists alongside a high unemployment rate of 8.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. At the same time, the unemployment rate has risen to 8.3%, making it well above the Victorian average of 5.0%.
47.5% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with 19.5% of people working in accommodation and food and 16.4% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Construction and manufacturing also make up a significant part of the workforce at 10.9% and 10.2% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role here at 24.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.8%, followed by professionals and labourers who each make up 11.7% of the 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 3833, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3833/3833-vic/topic/employment