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Macksville - Scotts Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Macksville - Scotts Head

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Full-time employment has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011 in Macksville - Scotts Head. The area now sees far fewer people working or looking for work than the national average. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 6.1%, it remains higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Macksville - Scotts Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Macksville - Scotts Head sits — Unemployment rate

6.1% ▼ -35.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Macksville - Scotts Head — higher than 75% of areas.

Macksville - Scotts Head6.1%
2447, NSW 5.7%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 44% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also far below the Australian average, with just 48.1% of people in full-time roles.

Unemployment rate

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6.1% ▼ -35.7%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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44.0% ▼ -0.7%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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48.1% ▼ -9.4%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 20.1%, followed by education and training at 11.2%. Retail trade, accommodation and food, and construction also make up significant portions of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service roles are the most common at 17.4%, while professionals make up 16.1%. Technicians, trades, labourers, and managers each account for between 12% and 14% of jobs.

Occupations people work in

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Macksville - Scotts Head splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (18%) and Professionals (16%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Community & personal service 17.4% Professionals 16.1% Technicians & trades 13.7% Labourers 13.5% Managers 12.3% Clerical & administrative 11.2% Sales workers 8.0% Machinery operators & drivers 5.7%

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 Macksville - Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021157/macksville-scotts-head/topic/employment