3.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3956, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3956, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 20% of workers in postcode 3956 are employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, making it the most common industry for the area. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.7%, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011 to 49.1%, a rate far below the Victorian average.
53.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer at 19.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.5% and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%, with professionals at 17.3% and technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 3956, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3956/3956-vic/topic/employment