8.1% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3976, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3976, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 8.1% marks postcode 3976 as one of the most struggling areas of its kind. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar places, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.2%, though this is 5.4 percentage points lower than in 2011. This stands in contrast to an unemployment rate that is well above both Victoria and Australia.
59.0% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in the area at 15.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.4% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 17.1%, with labourers (16.3%) and machinery operators and drivers (14.7%) also making up large shares of the jobs.
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 3976, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3976/3976-vic/topic/employment