4.3% ▲ +61.4%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4497, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4497, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4497 than in the rest of Queensland. This area is heavily driven by farming, with nearly 69% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 69.4%, a rate that has risen since 2011. While 72.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 4.3% is a little below the state average.
72.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 69.4%
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 68.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 8.9% and transport and warehousing at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Over half of the workforce are managers, making up 51.7% of occupations. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 15%, while labourers account for 12.8% of the local 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 4497, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4497/4497-qld/topic/employment