0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scotchy Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scotchy Pocket
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 75% puts Scotchy Pocket far above the national figure. Most adults here are working or looking for work, and the area has a remarkably high level of job stability.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.9% of adults active in the labour force, well above the 61.1% national figure. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national levels.
65.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
75.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85.0%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily tied to the land, with 66.7% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other roles are split evenly between public administration and safety, and other services at 12.5% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest share of the workforce at 41.7%. The remaining roles are divided between community and personal service workers (16.7%) and labourers (12.5%).
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 Scotchy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32526/scotchy-pocket/topic/employment