3.7% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4170, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4170, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4170 than in most other areas, with 76.7% active in the labour force. This is a highly employed community where the typical resident is more likely to hold a full-time position compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 65.1%, and the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the Australian average. This high level of activity is consistent with the area's strong workforce participation, which rose to 76.7% since 2011.
76.7% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 65.1%
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 at 14.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.0%. Education and training also employ a significant 8.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 33.7%, which helps explain the high proportion of people in technical and health sectors. Managers make up another 17.3% of the 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 4170, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4170/4170-qld/topic/employment