1.7% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3904, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3904, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 1.7% of working-age people are unemployed in postcode 3904, a figure well below the national average. While joblessness is very low, a smaller proportion of the community is working or looking for work compared to most other areas. This reflects a local workforce with a unique balance of high employment and a lower overall participation rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in Victoria, at 46.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped since 2011, and at 45.8%, it is now far below the national figure.
46.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, where 16.4% of people work. Construction and accommodation and food services follow at 10.7% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups, accounting for 18.3% and 17.7% of workers respectively. Technicians and trades people follow at 14.8%.
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 3904, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3904/3904-vic/topic/employment