10.3% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4131, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4131, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.1 percentage point drop in full-time employment since 2011 highlights a shifting job market for postcode 4131. The area now faces significant challenges, with an unemployment rate of 10.3% that is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in the rest of the state, at 54.7%. This is alongside a high unemployment rate of 10.3%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
54.7% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 17.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.1% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 15.1%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.7% and labourers at 14.3%.
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 4131, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4131/4131-qld/topic/employment