5.4% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4519, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4519, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in postcode 4519 compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is much higher than in most other areas, it has fallen slightly to 5.4% since 2011. This shift comes as the proportion of full-time workers dropped by 4.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.8%, sitting well below both the state and national figures.
58.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, followed by construction at 13.4% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.7%, with professionals at 15.8% and labourers at 12.9% also common.
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 4519, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4519/4519-qld/topic/employment