4.9% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3880, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3880, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3880 than in most similar areas. Only 36.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure. This trend is reflected in the fact that full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 36.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also among the lowest at this level at 47.5%, while the unemployment rate is 4.9%, about the same as the national figure.
36.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance, which employ 21.0% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 12.7% and education and training at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.4% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.3%.
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 3880, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3880/3880-vic/topic/employment