2.0% ▲ +87.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4746, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4746, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4746 than in 2011, when the rate was 77.6% compared to 54.4% now. Despite this drop, the area has a very strong employment profile with a low 2% unemployment rate. Nearly half of the local workforce is employed in the mining industry.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 73.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This high rate of full-time employment is consistent with the area's very low unemployment rate of 2.0%.
54.4% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 77.6%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer in the region, accounting for 49.1% of all jobs. Other notable industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.1%, and education and training at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 17.3%. Managers and professionals also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 13.1% and 12.9% respectively.
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 4746, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4746/4746-qld/topic/employment