2.6% ▼ -58.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
King Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in King Scrub
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in King Scrub than in most similar areas. This active workforce is backed by a very low unemployment rate of 2.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69% of adults are in the labour force, a figure well above the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.8%.
69.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed by education and training at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most typical occupation here, accounting for 35.4% of workers, while technicians and trades make up 18.2%.
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 King Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31540/king-scrub/topic/employment