5.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scarborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Scarborough are working or looking for work, which is well below both state and national figures. This low rate of employment is the defining feature of the local workforce, where the typical resident is less likely to be in the labour force than people in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. This is reflected in the full-time employment rate of 55.3%, which is also well below the national average. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
52.1% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for the area at 18.4%. Other common industries include construction at 9.9% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 23% of the local workforce are professionals. Other common roles include clerical and administrative workers at 14.1%, managers at 13.7%, and community and personal service staff at 13%.
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/sal/SAL32524/scarborough/topic/employment