13.2% ▲ +436.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scottville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scottville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Scottville compared to most similar areas. Only 41.6% of adults are in the labour force, though those who are employed are more likely to work full-time than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 13.2%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1% and among the highest for areas of this size.
41.6% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 37.6% of the local workforce, followed by other services at 15.3% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are machinery operators and drivers at 18.8%, with labourers and technicians or tradespeople also making up a large part 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 Scottville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32527/scottville/topic/employment