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+).
Scaddan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scaddan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge majority of working residents in Scaddan are employed in the farming sector, creating a local economy driven by the land. Most people here work full-time, and the area has a remarkably high workforce engagement rate compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than across Australia, with 73% of adults in the workforce. Full-time employment is also higher than the national figure at 63%, while the unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures at 0.0%.
73.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in one sector, with 88.9% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other smaller shares of the workforce are employed in education and training (7.4%) and health care (5.6%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Half of the workers in Scaddan are managers, which is the most common role. Other typical occupations include clerical and administrative positions at 16.7% and labourers at 14.8%.
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 Scaddan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51329/scaddan/topic/employment