2.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4715, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4715, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4715 than they were in 2011, with this figure falling by 6.5 percentage points. Despite this shift, the area maintains a very strong employment rate, with 65.3% of people working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A small unemployment rate of 2.7% is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. While 64.0% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time employees has fallen from 69.2% since 2011.
64.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here, employing 14.5% of the workforce, followed by manufacturing at 10.8%. Health care and social assistance, retail trade, and agriculture each employ between 7.7% and 8.4% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%, with labourers and machinery operators following at 15.2% and 14.0%. Professionals and managers each account for about 12% 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 4715, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4715/4715-qld/topic/employment