8.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4205, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4205, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in 4205, where 17% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time work is common, the area faces significant challenges with a very low number of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 8.4%, which is well above both the state and national figures and has risen since 2011.
43.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The main industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and construction at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.1%, with community and personal service workers and labourers both following closely at around 14%.
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 4205, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4205/4205-qld/topic/employment