7.3% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4311, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4311, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4311 compared to most similar areas. Only 51.7% of adults are in the labour force, and the local unemployment rate of 7.3% is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is less common here than in the rest of Queensland, where the figure is 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 59.6%, which is about the same as the national figure but has fallen from 64.0% since 2011.
51.7% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.6%, followed by construction at 9.8% and manufacturing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.5%, followed closely by labourers at 15.7% and managers at 12.5%.
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 4311, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4311/4311-qld/topic/employment