6.6% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4887, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4887, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in postcode 4887, where 15.5% of workers are in this field. While a good number of people have stable roles, the area struggles with a low proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and is now far below the Queensland average at 48.3%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 6.6%, which is a little above the national rate of 5.1%.
42.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 15.5%, followed by education and training at 12.6%. Other main industries include retail trade at 8.9%, construction at 8.5%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.0%, followed by labourers at 16.3%. Professionals account for 14.9% of roles, while technicians and trades make up 13.0% and machinery operators and drivers 9.6%.
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 4887, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4887/4887-qld/topic/employment