5.3% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4886, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4886, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 49.9% of adults in postcode 4886 are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This low rate of employment is a defining feature of the local workforce, where full-time roles have also declined since 2011. Agriculture and management roles play a major part in the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen, with only 54.9% of the workforce in these roles, while the unemployment rate sits at 5.3%.
49.9% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 25.9% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.6%, and construction at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. Professionals follow at 15.3%, with technicians and trades people accounting for 14.0% 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 4886, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4886/4886-qld/topic/employment