6.0% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4078, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4078, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer in postcode 4078, where 15.5% of the workforce is employed in these roles. The area has a higher proportion of people working or looking for work than most other areas, though the unemployment rate is much higher than typical.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.6%, this figure has fallen by 8.6 points since 2011.
65.3% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and manufacturing at 9.2%. Education and training and public administration also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 21.4% of workers. Clerical and administrative jobs follow at 14.6%, while community and personal service roles account for 12.9% 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 4078, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4078/4078-qld/topic/employment