4.1% ▲ +63.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scotts Head · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Scotts Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers in Scotts Head, where 17.4% of employees work in this field. The area has seen a notable drop in its workforce since 2011, with far fewer adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a sharp decline from 2011, and the proportion of people in full-time jobs is now far below the national figure at 44.2%.
43.9% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.2% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Healthcare and social assistance is another major employer at 16.8%, followed by construction at 12.8%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 9.4% and retail trade at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (14.2%), managers (14.0%), technicians and trades (13.7%), and labourers (11.4%).
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 Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121102/scotts-head/topic/employment