14.8% ▲ +143.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3889, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3889, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 14.8% marks the current job market in postcode 3889, which is well above the national figure. Very few adults here are working or looking for work, and full-time employment has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 33.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. This is mirrored by a drop in full-time employment to 51.1%, while the unemployment rate has risen by 8.7 points since 2011.
33.3% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely concentrated in accommodation and food services at 37.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 26.7% and construction at 20.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 35.6%, with sales workers at 13.3% and technicians and trades workers at 8.9%.
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 3889, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3889/3889-vic/topic/employment