5.5% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4878, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4878, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in postcode 4878 than in most similar areas. While 63.6% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces a struggle with jobs, as the unemployment rate of 5.5% is much higher than in most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of full-time workers has fallen to 56.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%. While more adults are active in the workforce than in most areas, the unemployment rate remains high at 5.5%.
63.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 18.5%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.4%. Education and training, construction, and retail trade also employ nearly one in ten workers each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.2% and technicians and trades people at 15.2%.
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 4878, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4878/4878-qld/topic/employment