3.7% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4173, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4173, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in postcode 4173 than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is matched by a strong full-time employment rate of 63.6%, which is well above the national figure. The area's workforce is active and stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.7% that is lower than both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Queensland average. While full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen by 5.3 points since 2011.
69.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 63.6%
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 13.9%, followed by construction at 10.3%. Education and training (9.5%) and retail trade (9.3%) also employ significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 15.5%, and technicians and trades people at 14.7%.
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 4173, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4173/4173-qld/topic/employment