3.8% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3962, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3962, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 3962 are working or looking for work, creating a local job market that is much smaller than the national norm. While the unemployment rate is 3.8%, the area sees a very low rate of full-time employment compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 46.9%.
47.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation group at 19.6%, with labourers making up 16.1% and professionals accounting for 15.0% 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 3962, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3962/3962-vic/topic/employment