9.9% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4662, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4662, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4662 compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.3% of adults are in the labour force, and the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.9%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has dropped nearly 10 points since 2011 and now sits at 50.2%, well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. While the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, it has fallen slightly from 11.8% a decade ago.
42.3% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 50.2%
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 16.9%, followed by retail trade at 9.6% and construction at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service at 22.2%, while labourers and machinery operators and drivers also make up a large part of the workforce at 16.5% and 15.3% respectively.
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 4662, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4662/4662-qld/topic/employment