7.6% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4215, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4215, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates full-time employment in postcode 4215 from the Queensland and national figures. This area faces higher unemployment than most similar places, with only 56.6% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in the rest of the state, falling to 49.8% since 2011. While unemployment is a little above the national 5.1%, it has actually dropped by 2.2 percentage points over the last decade.
56.6% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 17.7%, followed by accommodation and food at 12.5% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.6% of the local 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 4215, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4215/4215-qld/topic/employment