7.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4304, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4304, 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 industry for workers in postcode 4304, where 14.9% of people are employed. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This trend is accompanied by an unemployment rate of 7.9%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
56.0% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, many people work in retail trade (11.0%) and manufacturing (9.7%). Education, training, and construction each account for 8.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades workers being the most common at 14.6%. Labourers (14.1%) and community and personal service workers (13.9%) also make up large shares of the population.
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 4304, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4304/4304-qld/topic/employment