4.2% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4223, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4223, 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 employer in postcode 4223, where 15.7% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While about 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment has dropped significantly over the last decade. This shift has left the area with a much lower share of full-time workers than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 52.2%, a figure well below the Queensland average of 59.0%. However, the unemployment rate has improved, falling 3.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.2%.
62.1% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance (15.7%), followed by construction at 13.5% and education and training at 10.4%. Retail trade and hospitality also employ notable shares of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades (15.3%), managers (13.8%), and community and personal service workers (12.1%).
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 4223, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4223/4223-qld/topic/employment