4.8% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4856, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4856, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking share of adults in postcode 4856 have been working or looking for work since 2011, falling by 15 percentage points. However, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than in other areas. Roughly 63.8% of the workforce holds a full-time position, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
51.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include manufacturing at 11.0%, and health care and social assistance at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. This is followed by labourers at 16.6%, machinery operators and drivers at 12.6%, and community and personal service workers at 12.3%.
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 4856, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4856/4856-qld/topic/employment