3.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4309, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4309, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A wide variety of roles sustain the local economy in postcode 4309, where nearly one in five people work in farming and forestry. While the number of people working or looking for work is lower than across Queensland, the local unemployment rate is a low 3.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.0%, down 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
57.9% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.0%. Other common industries include construction, retail, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 18.0% and technicians and trades at 16.1%. Labourers, community service workers, and professionals also make up a large part of the workforce.
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 4309, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4309/4309-qld/topic/employment