5.3% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4701, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4701, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much more common in postcode 4701 than in the rest of the country. About 62.6% of the working population holds a full-time job, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While this provides a strong base of steady work, the proportion of full-time roles has fallen by 4.2 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but roughly equal to the state average.
61.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, with 17.1% of workers in the field. Education and training (10.6%) and retail trade (10.4%) also employ a significant share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%. This is followed closely by technicians and trades at 15.6%, and community and personal service workers at 14.8%.
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 4701, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4701/4701-qld/topic/employment