3.3% ▲ +70.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scotts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scotts Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment has remained strong in Scotts Creek, where 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local workforce is largely stable, with a very high proportion of people in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high number of residents hold full-time jobs, at 62.5%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, a little below both the state and national rates.
66.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.7%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce in Scotts Creek is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10%, and manufacturing at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 43.3%. Professionals follow at 15%, while labourers account for 14.2% 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 Scotts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22245/scotts-creek/topic/employment