7.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4506, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4506, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 4506. While about 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places. This figure sits at 7.0%, which is a little above the Queensland and national rates.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 6.2 percentage points since 2011 and now sits at 56.5%, a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
60.6% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers are in health care and social assistance (14.9%), followed by construction and retail trade, which both employ 11.7% of the workforce. Manufacturing accounts for 8.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 16.5%, followed closely by labourers at 16.1%. Community and personal service roles make up 14.3% of occupations.
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 4506, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4506/4506-qld/topic/employment