4.2% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3873, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3873, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3873 compared to most similar areas. While full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.8%, the overall share of adults in the workforce has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate has improved, falling 3.3 points since 2011 to reach 4.2%.
56.5% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for the area at 22.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 18.1%, while technicians and trades and labourers both make up 14.6% 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 3873, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3873/3873-vic/topic/employment