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Seymour Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Seymour Surrounds

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A huge 66.4% of the workforce in Seymour Surrounds is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. This area has a very strong employment rate and a low unemployment rate of 2.9%. Most people are in steady work, a trend that has remained stable for over a decade.

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📍 Seymour Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Seymour Surrounds sits — Unemployment rate

2.9% ▼ -38.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Seymour Surrounds — lower than 92% of areas.

Seymour Surrounds2.9%
3662, VIC 1.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 66.4%, well above both the state and national figures. Unemployment is among the lowest for similar areas at 2.9%, falling 1.8 percentage points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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2.9% ▼ -38.5%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.4% ▲ +0.2%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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66.4% ▲ +0.5%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the main employer for 27.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 10.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.2%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 18.9%. Professionals and technicians or trades people also represent significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Seymour Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Managers (20%) and Community & personal service (19%), with Professionals at 15%.

Managers 19.2% Community & personal service 18.9% Professionals 14.2% Technicians & trades 12.5% Clerical & administrative 10.2% Labourers 9.5% Machinery operators & drivers 8.6% Sales workers 4.8%

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 Seymour Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204011060/seymour-surrounds/topic/employment