4.9% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4128, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4128, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher numbers of people are working or looking for work in postcode 4128 compared to most similar areas. Around 70% of adults are in the workforce, with 62.2% employed full-time. While these figures are well above the national and state averages, they have both fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, this rate dropped 4.3 percentage points since 2011, and the share of full-time workers also fell from 64.8% to 62.2% over the same period. Unemployment sits at 4.9%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
69.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 62.2%
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 local workers at 13.5%, followed closely by construction at 13%. Other major employers include education and training at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8% and clerical and administrative roles at 15.5%.
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 4128, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4128/4128-qld/topic/employment