3.6% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3887, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3887, 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 3887 than in most other areas. Only 45.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure. However, those who are employed enjoy a low unemployment rate of 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 51.4%, though this rose 6.0 percentage points since 2011. The overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011 to a level far below both Victoria and Australia.
45.9% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
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 21.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 17.1%. Education and training also makes up a significant share at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers and machinery operators and drivers are the most common roles, each making up 17.1% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow 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 3887, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3887/3887-vic/topic/employment