2.7% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3996, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3996, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 3996, where 16.6% of people are employed in this field. The area has a much smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other regions, with a typical rate of 48.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas and sits far below the national figure. Full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011 to 48.2%, while the unemployment rate is very low at 2.7%.
48.5% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.2% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, many residents work in education and training (12.7%) and construction (11.1%). Retail trade and accommodation and food services also make up a combined 16.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, accounting for 26.3% of workers. Managers make up 17.1% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13.8%.
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 3996, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3996/3996-vic/topic/employment