7.0% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4605, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4605, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4605 than in most similar areas. While 60.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall unemployment rate is 7.0%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 43.3%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6% and has fallen since 2011. Full-time employment is a little above the national average at 60.7%, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.0% over the last decade.
43.3% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
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 at 16.1%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.9% and education and training at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, while community and personal service workers and labourers both account for around 17% of the local 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 4605, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4605/4605-qld/topic/employment