3.1% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 65.9% of the workforce in Scone are employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. This makes the town a place of strong employment, with more people working full-time than in most similar areas. The local job market is steady, and the unemployment rate is low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average. Unemployment is low at 3.1%, sitting a little below both the state and national figures.
62.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in Scone at 12.1%, followed by manufacturing at 10% and health care and social assistance at 9.9%. Other key industries include education and training at 8.6% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, with technicians and trades following at 16.9%. Professionals account for 14.7% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers represent 12.3%.
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 Scone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13518/scone/topic/employment