4.5% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4218, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4218, 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 postcode 4218, making up 13.9% of jobs. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, full-time employment has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time employment fell 6.9 points since 2011 to 53.5%, leaving this area well below the Queensland average.
63.0% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance (13.9%) and construction (11.1%) are the top industries here. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 10.4%, and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.1%, followed by managers at 15.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 12.9% 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 4218, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4218/4218-qld/topic/employment