4.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3844, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3844, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around the middle of similar areas for employment, postcode 3844 has 60.3% of adults working or looking for work. The local job market is fairly steady, with full-time employment and unemployment rates that closely match state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 60.3% of adults, though this is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.2%.
60.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18%, followed by construction at 9.9% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five locals work as professionals (19.9%), while technicians and tradespeople make up 15.8% 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 3844, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3844/3844-vic/topic/employment