4.0% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4515, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4515, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in postcode 4515, where 27.3% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.0% since 2011, the proportion of adults working or looking for work remains well below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, full-time employment has risen to 58.8% since 2011, and the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 4.0%.
57.3% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the dominant industry for 27.3% of workers. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 9.3%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%. Technicians and trades are the next most common role at 15.8%, followed by managers at 12.7%.
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 4515, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4515/4515-qld/topic/employment