5.6% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4022, QLD · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4022 compared to the rest of the country. Only 52% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure. This trend has continued over the last decade as full-time employment fell by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. While the unemployment rate is 5.6%, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.6% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.0% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for local workers is health care and social assistance at 19.1%. Retail trade follows at 11.6%, with education and training making up 10% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common group at 16.4%. Professionals make up 15% of workers, while technicians and trades and clerical staff both sit at 14.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 4022, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4022/4022-qld/topic/employment