9.1% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4871, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4871, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.1% marks the job market in postcode 4871, which is well above the national figure. While many who are working have full-time roles, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. Full-time employment is a little above the state figure at 61.1%, though this has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
51.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 20.6% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 11.4%, while public administration and safety accounts for 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five workers are managers at 19.7%. Labourers make up 16.8% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13.4% and professionals at 11.5%.
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 4871, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4871/4871-qld/topic/employment