5.7% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4630, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4630, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4630 than in most similar areas. While full-time employment is slightly higher than the national figure, the area faces a struggle with a 5.7% unemployment rate, which is much higher than most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national rates. Full-time employment stands at 60.2%, though this has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
54.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 60.2%
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 29.8% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 10.4% and retail trade at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.0%. This is followed by labourers at 13.8% and technicians and trades workers at 11.6%.
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 4630, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4630/4630-qld/topic/employment