8.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4508, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4508, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in postcode 4508 are working or looking for work than in 2011, with full-time employment falling by 4.9 percentage points. The area faces a tough job market, as the unemployment rate is 8.9%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also a little below the state and national figures, sitting at 57.1%.
53.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 18.4%, followed by construction at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 16.3%, with technicians and trades and labourers also making up large shares at 15.4% and 14.8%.
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 4508, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4508/4508-qld/topic/employment