6.5% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4342, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4342, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4342 than in most similar areas. While full-time employment matches national levels, the area faces a higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas, at 56.1%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 6.5%, a little above both the state and national figures.
56.1% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 17.2%. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 9.6% and manufacturing at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 18.0%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.7%. Managers make up 13.9% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 11.5%.
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 4342, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4342/4342-qld/topic/employment