5.7% ▼ -49.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4225, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4225, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 4225, where 17.1% of workers are in this field. The local job market is smaller than usual, with a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011 and now sits at 50.5%, well below the national figure of 58.9%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell to 5.7% over the last decade.
55.6% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is most common in health care and social assistance at 17.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.9%. Construction, retail trade, and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common type of worker at 23.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.2%, and technicians and trades at 13.6%.
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 4225, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4225/4225-qld/topic/employment