8.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4106, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4106, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in postcode 4106 are now working or looking for work than a decade ago, with this figure rising 6.5 percentage points since 2011. While a high 66.5% of adults are in the labour force, the area also faces a challenging unemployment rate of 8.3%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most areas, though the unemployment rate is now 8.3% after rising 1.3 points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
66.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 here, employing 15.3% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%, with technicians and tradespeople also common at 15.7%.
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 4106, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4106/4106-qld/topic/employment