2.5% ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4404, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4404, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4404 compared to the rest of the country. This area has a very strong employment rate, with 74.3% of adults in the labour force and a typical unemployment rate of just 2.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 69.8%, which is 11 points above the national figure. The proportion of adults working or looking for work has also risen by 6.5 points since 2011.
74.3% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.8% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 52.9% of the local workforce. Other key sectors include education and training at 8.6% and manufacturing at 5.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.8%, followed by labourers at 15.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 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 4404, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4404/4404-qld/topic/employment