6.6% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4670, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4670, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Unemployment has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4670. While the job market has improved, the area still faces challenges with a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. The unemployment rate is 6.6%, a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
51.7% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 58.5%
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 here, employing 20.5% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.1%, while labourers account for 15.0% and community and personal service workers 14.4%.
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 4670, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4670/4670-qld/topic/employment