4.9% ▼ -52.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scottsdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Scottsdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Scottsdale are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce where only 49.8% are active in the labour market. The town relies heavily on primary industries and manual labour to sustain its local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most areas, at 49.8%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure. While the unemployment rate is 4.9%, this is a little below the state average of 5.9%.
49.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and manufacturing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manual roles are common, with labourers making up 18.7% of workers, followed by technicians and trades at 14.2% and machinery operators and drivers 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 Scottsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60592/scottsdale/topic/employment