9.4% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3840, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3840, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 3840, where 15.7% of people are employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a workforce participation rate far below the national figure and a high unemployment rate of 9.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at just 47.1%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%, while the 9.4% unemployment rate is well above the national average of 5.1%.
47.1% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance (15.7%) and retail trade (10.9%). Other notable sectors include construction at 8.5% and public administration and safety at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.4%, followed by labourers at 14.2%. Community and personal service roles (13.7%) and clerical and administrative positions (13.6%) are also common.
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 3840, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3840/3840-vic/topic/employment