5.1% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4226, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4226, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people hold full-time jobs in postcode 4226 than in most other areas. Only 54.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the Queensland and national figures. While the local unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the national average, it remains higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the national average. The proportion of full-time workers has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011, though the unemployment rate also fell by 2.2 percentage points in that time.
62.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.9%. Retail trade follows at 11.1%, with construction and education and training both accounting for 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.1%. Clerical and administrative work accounts for 13.6% of jobs, while community and personal service roles make up 13.2%.
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 4226, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4226/4226-qld/topic/employment