3.1% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4720, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4720, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define postcode 4720, where 73.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This workforce is heavily focused on the mining sector and trade roles, with a very low unemployment rate of 3.1%. Overall, the area shows a strong attachment to the workforce despite a slight decline in full-time employment since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 73.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state and national averages at 66.5%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 3.1%.
73.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.5% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 18.3% of the workforce. Other common roles are in retail trade at 10.4%, followed by education and training at 8.8% and health care and social assistance at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%. This is followed by machinery operators and drivers at 14.7% and professionals at 13.6%.
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 4720, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4720/4720-qld/topic/employment