11.4% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
4888, QLD · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 4888, QLD
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 11.4% shapes the daily economic life for many in postcode 4888. Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here compared to the rest of the country, and the share of full-time jobs has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.4%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 11.4% since 2011.
43.7% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 at 15.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.1% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, with managers at 16.2% and community and personal service workers at 13.4% also common.
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 4888, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4888/4888-qld/topic/employment