4.9% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4498, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4498, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4498 than in most similar areas. This workforce is heavily driven by the primary sector, with a very high proportion of residents in full-time roles compared to the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 78% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very high at 74.5%, although this has fallen by 8.3 points since 2011.
78.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 84.8%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 82.8%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 74.5%
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 65.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction and education and training, each accounting for 6.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large share of the local workforce at 43.9%. Labourers are the next most common group at 18.4%, followed by clerical and administrative workers and machinery operators at 8.2% each.
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 4498, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4498/4498-qld/topic/employment