17.3% ▲ +117.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4421, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4421, 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 4421 than in most similar areas. The job market is struggling, with an unemployment rate of 17.3% that is far above the national figure. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is alongside a high unemployment rate of 17.3%, which has risen 9.4 percentage points since 2011.
40.1% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 14.9% and public administration and safety at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, while managers account for 16.4% and community and personal service workers make up 13.9%.
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 4421, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4421/4421-qld/topic/employment