3.6% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scarborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Scarborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Scarborough than the national figure. This active workforce is backed by a very low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which has remained steady since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 73.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the Australian average. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 62.9%, though this has fallen by 5.3 points since 2011.
73.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 14.4%. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services, mining, education, and construction, each employing 9.7% to 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.6%. Managers follow at 14.9%, with technicians and trades people accounting for 12.8% 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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021092/scarborough/topic/employment