3.4% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4470, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4470, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4470, with this figure falling 8.1 percentage points since 2011. However, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas. Health care and education are the biggest employers in this region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 67%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 5.4%.
57.9% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 67.0%
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 at 17.5%, followed by education and training at 11.2%. Public administration and safety (9.9%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.5%) also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are split fairly evenly across the top categories, with professionals at 16.4% and labourers at 16.3%. Managers make up 14.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 13.8%.
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 4470, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4470/4470-qld/topic/employment