6.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4868, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4868, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of people in postcode 4868 are working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is much higher than in most areas. While 62.6% of adults are in the labour force, the number of full-time roles has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is about the same as the national figure. About 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly above the Australian average, though this has dropped 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
62.6% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.0% and education and training at 9.4%. Construction and accommodation and food services each account for 8.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, with technicians and trades following at 15.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.0% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.2%.
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 4868, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4868/4868-qld/topic/employment