4.7% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4568, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4568, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in postcode 4568, where 15.8% of the workforce is employed. The area has a notably smaller proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. This trend is seen in the low number of full-time roles, which has dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below Queensland's 59.0% and has fallen 5.9 points since 2011, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the state at 4.7%.
54.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top employer at 15.8%, followed by construction at 12.1%. Other common sectors include retail trade and education and training, both at 9.5%, and accommodation and food services at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%, with professionals close behind at 17.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.0%, managers at 12.3%, and clerical and administrative staff at 11.3%.
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 4568, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4568/4568-qld/topic/employment