3.5% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4362, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4362, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking share of adults in postcode 4362 are working or looking for work, with this figure falling by 3.8 percentage points since 2011. While the proportion of the population in the workforce is now well below the national figure, the local unemployment rate has dropped to 3.5%. This is lower than both the state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment stands at 58.0%, a figure that has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011 and is about the same as the Australian average.
52.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 19.3%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.6%, and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.8%, professionals at 13.1%, and labourers at 11.9%.
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 4362, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4362/4362-qld/topic/employment