4.6% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3874, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3874, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3874, a figure far below the national average. This area has a diverse economy where a quarter of the workforce is tied to the land through agriculture, forestry and fishing. While employment levels have dropped since 2011, the unemployment rate has remained steady.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is 13 points lower than the Australian figure. This is a sharp drop from 2011, though the unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the state and national figures.
47.6% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 58.8%
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 25.6% of the workforce. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 18%, and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 26.4%, followed by labourers at 14.8%. Professionals and technicians and trades workers each make up 14% of the local 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 3874, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3874/3874-vic/topic/employment