4.6% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4228, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4228, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in postcode 4228 than in most other areas, with only 51.5% of the population in full-time roles. While a higher number of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, the share of full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures and has fallen since 2011.
63.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in construction at 15.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.9% and retail trade at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.5% and managers at 15.3%.
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 4228, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4228/4228-qld/topic/employment