5.3% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4486, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4486, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of people work full-time in postcode 4486 than in the rest of the country. This region relies heavily on the land, with over half of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in the national average, the unemployment rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 72%, which is 13 points above both the Queensland and Australian figures. About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate has climbed to 5.3%.
64.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 51.0% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 9.6% and health care and social assistance at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager roles are the most common occupation at 30.9%, followed by labourers at 19.2% and machinery operators and drivers at 16.3%.
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 4486, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4486/4486-qld/topic/employment