7.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4108, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4108, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in postcode 4108 are working or looking for work than in 2011, although full-time employment has fallen. While 62.7% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is among the highest for areas like it.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work has fallen by 7.3 points since 2011 to 55.5%, a figure well below the national average. This contrasts with a rise in the total number of adults working or looking for work, who now make up 62.7% of the population.
62.7% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.5%
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 for residents at 15.7%, followed by education and training at 9.3% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals (24.9%), while technicians and trades make up 12.9% of the local 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 4108, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4108/4108-qld/topic/employment