7.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4117, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4117, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4117. Despite this drop, the area now sees more adults working or looking for work than most other areas, with a total of 64.4%. This shift comes alongside a jobless rate that remains higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state's 5.4%.
64.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.1%, followed by transport and warehousing at 12.0%. Construction, manufacturing, and retail trade also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.2%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.8%, while machinery operators and drivers account for 14.2% of jobs.
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 4117, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4117/4117-qld/topic/employment