2.9% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4718, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4718, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on full-time work shapes daily life in postcode 4718, where 67.6% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While more people are working full-time, the overall number of adults looking for or holding a job has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is very low at 2.9%, which is much lower than most other areas. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped 14 points since 2011 to 59.2%, a figure slightly below the Queensland average.
59.2% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.6% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.9%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily driven by primary industries, with 22.8% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and another 21.8% in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 19.1%, followed closely by managers at 18.0% and technicians and trades at 14.7%.
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 4718, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4718/4718-qld/topic/employment