4.8% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3902, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3902, 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 3902 than in most other areas, with only 44.6% in the labour force. This low level of employment is paired with a drop in full-time roles, which fell to 53.8% since 2011. The area currently faces a slightly higher unemployment rate of 4.8% compared to similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, falling by 4.2 percentage points over the last decade.
44.6% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 53.8%
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 14.4%, followed by construction at 12.5% and retail trade at 11.9%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 9.4% and agriculture, forestry, and fishing at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20%, while managers account for 17.5%. Labourers represent 13.8% of the workforce, with community and personal service workers at 11.3% and sales workers at 10%.
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 3902, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3902/3902-vic/topic/employment