3.2% ▲ +159.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3966, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3966, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3966 compared to the rest of the country. Only 55.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap reflects a local workforce that is smaller and less active than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 55.2% since 2011. Full-time employment also dropped by 4.5 points over that decade to 56.5%, while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2%, which is still a little below the national figure.
55.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 36.0% of the workforce. Other main sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.6% and transport and warehousing at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.3%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 17.2%, followed by technicians and tradespeople at 11.3%.
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 3966, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3966/3966-vic/topic/employment