Isles of Scilly
Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.
Isles of Scilly supports 1,220 workplace jobs. Productivity (GVA per job) is ranked 365th of 391 local authorities.
Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026
Demographics & Population
Mid-year population estimates (2024) and Census 2021 age profile.
Mid-year population estimate of 2,366. Population has grown by 6.2% over five years, significantly below the England rate of 11.4%.
Source: ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates, Census 2021, 2024·Last updated March 2026
Earnings & Income
Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.Note: ASHE earnings data may be suppressed for areas with fewer than 30 survey respondents.
Earnings data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).
Gender Pay Gap
Gender pay gap data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).
Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026
Industry Structure
Location quotients and shift-share analysis for Isles of Scilly's economy.
The most specialised sectors are Agriculture, forestry & fishing (LQ 6.28) and Accommodation & food service (LQ 5.33). Wholesale & retail trade shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Agriculture, forestry & fishing underperforms its national sectoral trend.
Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026
Housing & Property Market
Estimated house prices for Isles of Scilly vs England, 2015-2025.
House price data is not available for this area.
Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026
Benchmark to national figures
Comparing Isles of Scilly to England and Great Britain averages.
The claimant rate of 1.6% is lower than the GB average of 3.5%.
Country averages computed from local authority-level data (England: 294 LAs, GB: 348 LAs). May differ slightly from official published national statistics.