3.3% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4608, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4608, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in postcode 4608 are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure. This low participation rate is the most striking feature of the local workforce, and the proportion of full-time employees has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are in the workforce, a rate well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. While this is much lower than most areas, the unemployment rate is a low 3.3%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
51.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 22.1% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.9%, and manufacturing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 20.8%. Labourers make up 14.5% of workers, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.8% and technicians and trades at 13.0%.
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 4608, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4608/4608-qld/topic/employment