6.1% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4816, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4816, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4816 than they were in 2011. While the number of people in the workforce has dropped, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, 63.5% of the workforce is employed full-time, a rate well above the Australian average of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the national figure.
48.8% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 53.5%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 14.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%. Other main employers include education and training at 9.4% and construction at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 16.0%, with professionals at 14.9% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.3%. Community and personal service workers (12.4%) and labourers (12.3%) also represent significant portions of the local 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 4816, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4816/4816-qld/topic/employment