4.2% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4850, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4850, 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 4850 than they were in 2011. While full-time employment remains a little above the national figure at 61.9%, the overall share of the population in the workforce has fallen by 4.1 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas, at 52.6%, which is well below the national figure. This trend is offset by a stable unemployment rate of 4.2%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
52.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 16.1%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 12.9%, followed by manufacturing at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.2%. Managers follow at 15.1%, with labourers accounting for 13.2% 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 4850, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4850/4850-qld/topic/employment