5.3% ▼ -44.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4517, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4517, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4517 than in most similar areas. Only 54.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the area has seen a drop in full-time employment since 2011, the unemployment rate has also fallen significantly to 5.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average at 56.2%, and has fallen 4.1 points since 2011.
54.8% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
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 at 14.1%, followed by construction at 12.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.0%, while managers and professionals account for 13.4% and 12.7% of the workforce respectively.
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 4517, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4517/4517-qld/topic/employment