3.7% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3950, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3950, 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 workers in postcode 3950, where 16.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a lower proportion of people working or looking for work than most other regions, and full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to 52.5%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national level at 3.7%.
54.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed by construction at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.1%. Manufacturing and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 16.4%. Other common roles include managers, labourers, professionals, and community and personal service workers, each making up about 13% of the workforce.
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 3950, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3950/3950-vic/topic/employment