3.8% —
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4732, QLD · Postcode
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is very common in postcode 4732, where 77.5% of the workforce has a full-time role. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. While full-time roles have dipped since 2016, more adults are now working or looking for work than in previous years.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below the national 5.1% and much lower than it was in 2016. Around 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
3.8% —
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.2% —
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.5% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 56.3% of the workforce. Public administration and safety and education and training each make up 12.7% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are managers, accounting for 47.9% of all jobs. Labourers make up the next largest group at 16.9%, followed by technicians, trades, and clerical workers at 8.5% each.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 4732, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4732/4732-qld/topic/employment