3.4% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3936, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3936, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in postcode 3936 than in 2011, with that figure falling by 4.2 percentage points. This is a place where far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state. While the unemployment rate is low at 3.4%, full-time employment remains well below national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 52.3%, though the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.4% since 2011.
52.2% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
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%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13%. Retail trade accounts for 10.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 17.7%. Managers and clerical workers represent 15.7% and 12.3% of occupations respectively.
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 3936, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3936/3936-vic/topic/employment