4.2% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4313, QLD · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 4313 than in most similar areas. Only 47.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is much lower than the national figure. This means a larger proportion of the population here is not employed or seeking employment compared to the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and now sits at 53.7%, well below the Australian average. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.2%, which is a little below the state level.
4.2% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
47.1% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 16.4% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 11.2% and education and training at 10.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. This is followed by labourers at 14.8% and community and personal service workers at 13.5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 4313, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4313/4313-qld/topic/employment