3.7% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
A massive 73.1% of adults in Scarborough are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This high level of activity is matched by a strong full-time employment rate that sits well above the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area has a very high workforce participation rate, which is well above the Western Australian average. While 62.9% of the community work full-time, the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below the state and national figures.
73.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 14.4% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services, education, construction, and mining, each employing around 10% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 32.7% of jobs. This is followed by managers at 14.9% and technicians or tradespeople at 12.8%.
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51330/scarborough/topic/employment