4.4% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3919, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3919, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp fall in full-time work defines the job market in postcode 3919, where only 53.2% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This is well below both the Victorian and national figures. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the nature of their employment has shifted over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers fell 7.1 percentage points since 2011, though the unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the national figure. Around 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average.
63.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.1% and retail trade at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.2% and labourers at 12.5%.
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 3919, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3919/3919-vic/topic/employment