4.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4120, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4120, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 4120, where 20.3% of the workforce is employed in these fields. The area is marked by a very high level of employment, with nearly three quarters of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 74.4% of adults active in the labour force, far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the Australian average at 62.4%, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% is about the same as the national figure.
74.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 12% and education and training at 10.7%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services each employ about 7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent, making up 37.1% of all jobs. This is followed by managers at 12.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 4120, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4120/4120-qld/topic/employment