4.8% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4551, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4551, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in postcode 4551 than they were ten years ago, with the rate falling 4.5 percentage points since 2011. While more adults are now working or looking for work, full-time employment remains well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 52.7%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8%.
57.0% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 19.2%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 10.1%. Education and training and accommodation and food services also employ around 8% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%, with technicians and trades following at 15.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 4551, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4551/4551-qld/topic/employment