4.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Knoxfield - Scoresby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Knoxfield - Scoresby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have been working full-time in Knoxfield - Scoresby since 2011, though the area still has a strong workforce. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 65.3% active in the labour market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.2%, though this fell 3.4 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
65.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and professional and technical services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four people here works as a professional, and 14% hold clerical or administrative roles. Managers, technicians, and trades people each make up around 13% 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 Knoxfield - Scoresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011254/knoxfield-scoresby/topic/employment