14.3% ▲ —
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Scottville · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Scottville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steep 14 point drop in the number of adults working or looking for work marks the recent shift in Scottville. While full-time employment has risen slightly to 55.7%, the area now faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 41.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap is paired with an unemployment rate of 14.3%, well above both Queensland and Australia.
41.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, accounting for 40.5% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 11.4% and other services at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up 20.3% of jobs, the most common role in the area. Technicians and trades follow at 15.2%, with labourers at 13.9%.
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/ucl/UCL322105/scottville/topic/employment