9.7% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4659, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4659, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4659 compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.1% of adults are in the workforce, which is nearly 30 points below the national figure. This gap is paired with a high unemployment rate and a decline in full-time work over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 9.7% is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This comes as the number of people working full-time fell to 49.2% since 2011, a figure that is now well below the Queensland average.
32.1% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.8%, followed by retail trade at 12.2% and construction at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service (14.5%), with labourers and technicians and trades each making up 14.3% of the 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 4659, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4659/4659-qld/topic/employment