4.7% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4550, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4550, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A lower share of full-time workers defines the job market in postcode 4550, where only 55.4% of adults are employed full-time. This is well below the Queensland and national figures. While the unemployment rate is higher than most areas, it has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment has dropped 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to 55.4%, leaving this area well below the state average.
61.7% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 for local workers at 15.4%, followed closely by construction at 14.6% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.5%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.6%, community and personal service workers at 13.5%, and labourers at 12.4%.
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 4550, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4550/4550-qld/topic/employment