5.0% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4852, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4852, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in postcode 4852 than they were a decade ago. The share of adults in the workforce fell by 8.3 points since 2011, and full-time employment has also dropped. Today, the area is driven by a mix of hospitality and farming jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment fell 6.2 points since 2011 to 56.7%, while the unemployment rate of 5.0% is about the same as the state and national figures.
54.6% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split across several sectors, with 11.4% of people working in accommodation and food services and 11.2% in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Education and training, construction, and health care each employ between 9.4% and 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%, followed closely by labourers at 16.6%. Managers and technicians or trades people also account for significant shares, at 15.3% and 14.9% 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 4852, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4852/4852-qld/topic/employment