3.8% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3856, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3856, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3856 compared to most similar areas. Around 61.1% of the adult population is in the labour force, a figure that has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011. This reflects a shifting local workforce across the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment has fallen slightly since 2011 to 56.9%, leaving the area a little below the Victorian average.
61.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed closely by construction at 14.9%. Retail trade employs 10.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Professionals account for 13.7% of jobs, while labourers and clerical staff each make up around 12% 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 3856, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3856/3856-vic/topic/employment