2.6% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3898, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3898, 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 3898 than in most other areas, with only 55% in the labour force. This figure has dropped by 8.1 percentage points since 2011, though the local unemployment rate is now very low at 2.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure, and has fallen 17 points since 2011 to reach 50.3%. This is much lower than most areas, though the unemployment rate of 2.6% is a little below the Victorian average.
55.0% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in hospitality and the land, with 21% of people working in accommodation and food services and 14.8% in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 26.6%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.4%.
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 3898, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3898/3898-vic/topic/employment