9.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4671, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4671, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High unemployment rates shape the daily experience of workers in postcode 4671. Only 42% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This lack of participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 9.7%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few adults in the area are working or looking for work, and this has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure at 55.1%, while the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high at 9.7%.
42.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant employer for 23.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.5%, and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, making up 18.7% and 18.2% of workers respectively. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 14%, while community and personal service workers account for 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 4671, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4671/4671-qld/topic/employment