4.8% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4712, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4712, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little more than 61% of adults in postcode 4712 are working or looking for work, a figure that sits right around the national average. While full-time employment is higher here than in most areas, this trend has fallen by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.5%, though the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas. This rate has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
61.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 23.0% of the workforce, followed by public administration and safety at 17.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%, with labourers (18.9%) and machinery operators and drivers (18.0%) also representing significant shares of the local 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 4712, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4712/4712-qld/topic/employment