4.9% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4312, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4312, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 42% of adults in postcode 4312 are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a workforce that is much smaller than in most other areas, with a notable drop in the number of people employed full-time over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 50.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59%. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.9% since 2011, this is still higher than most other areas.
42.0% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.8% and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%, with community and personal service workers following closely at 15.5%.
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 4312, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4312/4312-qld/topic/employment