5.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4872, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4872, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a third of workers in postcode 4872 are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a region where full-time work is more common than in most areas, though the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is a little above the Queensland figure. However, only 52.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a result well below the national average that has fallen since 2011.
52.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 32.0% of people. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 8.4% and education and training at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.3%, followed by labourers at 16.5%. Technicians and trades workers account for 11.0% of the local 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 4872, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4872/4872-qld/topic/employment