5.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4216, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4216, 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 in postcode 4216, where 14.7% of the workforce is employed. This area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas, at 52.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has fallen to 54.9% since 2011, while the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.6%.
52.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the area primarily work in health care and social assistance (14.7%), construction (11.4%), and retail trade (10.6%). Other common fields include accommodation and food services at 8% and education at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%. Other common roles include managers at 14.5%, clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%, and technicians and tradespeople at 13.8%.
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 4216, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4216/4216-qld/topic/employment