5.4% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4606, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4606, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 46% of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4606, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a local workforce that is much smaller than in other similar areas. While full-time employment is steady, the overall number of people in the workforce has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, falling 2.8 points over the last decade. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the Queensland figure.
46.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 58.8%
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 18.8%. Other significant sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education and training, both at 10.7%, followed closely by retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.4%, while managers and professionals both account for 13.5% 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 4606, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4606/4606-qld/topic/employment