4.2% ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scotts Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scotts Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Scotts Head compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is 17 points lower than the national figure. This suggests a community with a high number of retirees or people not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 45.7%. Despite this, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
43.8% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.7% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in education and training at 17.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 17.1% and construction at 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.7%, while managers and community and personal service workers both make up 14.5% of the 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 Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13523/scotts-head/topic/employment