0.9% ▲ —
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3920, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3920, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 32 percentage point gap separates the working population of postcode 3920 from the national average. This area has an incredibly high employment rate, with 93.4% of adults working or looking for work. It is a powerhouse of full-time employment where almost everyone who can work does so.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a tiny 0.9%, which is well below the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also far above the Victorian average, with 85.6% of the workforce in full-time roles.
93.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 92.3%
- 2016: 93.9%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
85.6% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 85.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is overwhelmingly concentrated in public administration and safety, which accounts for 93.5% of the local workforce. Other industries like health care and education represent only a small fraction of the total.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are technicians and tradespeople (47.3%), followed by community and personal service workers at 35.6%. Professionals and managers each make up around 6% of the local 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 3920, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3920/3920-vic/topic/employment