5.3% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4400, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4400, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong presence of full-time work defines daily life in postcode 4400, where 63.1% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This figure is well above both the Queensland and national averages. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, the unemployment rate has remained steady at 5.3% over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, though it has fallen 4.8 points since 2011. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 64.5%, which is a little above the Queensland figure.
64.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 63.1%
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 here at 14.7%, followed by manufacturing at 12.1% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14.2%, with labourers accounting for 14.0% of the workforce.
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 4400, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4400/4400-qld/topic/employment