5.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3975, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3975, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 3975 than in most other areas, with 69.7% of the adult population active in the job market. While full-time employment remains strong, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 63.2%, though the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 5.5%. This rate has remained steady since 2011.
69.7% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.3%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.0%, followed by manufacturing at 11.9% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 21.0%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 13.6% 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 3975, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3975/3975-vic/topic/employment