4.6% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3903, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3903, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in postcode 3903, where 15.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions, with only 46.3% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Victoria, where the figure is 62.4%. While full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52.6%, this has risen by 6.2 points since 2011.
46.3% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in postcode 3903 mainly work in health care and social assistance (15.6%) and construction (14.9%). Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 9.4%, followed by retail trade and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 16.9%. Managers and professionals both follow closely at 15.3% each, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.3% of jobs.
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 3903, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3903/3903-vic/topic/employment