8.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4301, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4301, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.7% is among the highest for similar areas in postcode 4301. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 8.7%, well above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
64.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.9% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, followed by manufacturing at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 15.6% of the workforce. Other common jobs include labourers at 15.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.9%.
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 4301, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4301/4301-qld/topic/employment