2.2% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4721, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4721, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 70.9% of workers in postcode 4721 are in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This area has a very strong employment rate and a tiny unemployment rate of just 2.2%, which is well below the Queensland average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 67.0% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate, which has barely changed since 2011.
67.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in this region is heavily concentrated in primary industries, with a quarter of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and nearly 20% working in mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are managers at 20.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 18.5%, followed by labourers at 15.1%.
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 4721, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4721/4721-qld/topic/employment