4.4% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4487, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4487, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in postcode 4487 have been working or looking for work since 2011, falling by 4.4 percentage points. Despite this dip, the area maintains a strong employment profile, with 65.7% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national average, full-time employment is much higher than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
63.0% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 27.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.7%, followed by education and training at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 20.1%, followed by labourers at 15.5%. Professionals and technicians or trades also make up a significant part of the local workforce at 13.6% and 12.4% respectively.
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 4487, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4487/4487-qld/topic/employment