5.2% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3888, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3888, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 3888 than they were in 2011. The share of full-time employees has fallen by 8.1 percentage points over the last decade, leaving only 49.3% of residents in full-time roles. This is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate is about the same as the state and national figures at 5.2%, it remains higher than most similar areas.
46.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers here at 18.0%. Health care and social assistance follows closely at 17.0%, with education and training making up 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers are managers, making this the most common occupation at 20.0%. Professionals and community and personal service workers are also common, each accounting for around 15% 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 3888, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3888/3888-vic/topic/employment