3.4% ▼ -48.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4477, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4477, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong focus on full-time work defines the daily life of people in postcode 4477. This area has a very high rate of full-time employment at 64.6%, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 62.5% of adults, though this is down 3.9 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.4%, and it has fallen 3.2 percentage points over the last decade.
62.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 41.7% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.6%, followed by retail trade and public administration at 7.1% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation type at 32.3%, while labourers make up 23.6% of the local workforce. Professionals and community and personal service workers each account for 10.6% of jobs.
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 4477, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4477/4477-qld/topic/employment