3.6% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4553, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4553, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A growing number of people in postcode 4553 are working or looking for work, with the rate rising by 5.5 percentage points since 2011. While the area has a high workforce participation rate, the proportion of full-time roles has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.8% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is quite low at 3.6%, and it has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
70.8% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.1%
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 17.6%, followed by construction at 14.2% and retail trade at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%, with technicians and trades following at 17.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.2% of the workforce.
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 4553, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4553/4553-qld/topic/employment