1.7% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3835, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3835, 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 3835 since 2011, with that figure dropping by 7 percentage points. This area now has a very low unemployment rate of 1.7%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures. It is a region where nearly a third of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 3.5 points since 2011 to 53.7%, a figure that is well below the national average. Despite this, the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 1.7%.
59.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.2% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 10.8%, with education and training at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.4%, while professionals, community and personal service workers, and labourers each account for 12.6%.
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 3835, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3835/3835-vic/topic/employment