4.8% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4737, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4737, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in postcode 4737 since 2011, with this figure falling by 4.6 percentage points. Despite this, full-time employment remains a strong feature of the area, reaching 64.3% of the population. This is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 64.3% of people work full-time, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 56.9%, which is well below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, about the same as the state and national rates.
56.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 13.8%, followed by transport and warehousing at 11.8%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance, retail trade, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. Machinery operators and drivers are also common at 17.8%, while labourers account for 13.6% of the 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 4737, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4737/4737-qld/topic/employment