3.2% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaforth · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seaforth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Seaforth than in most similar areas. This is a high-earning workforce where 63.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The local unemployment rate is low at 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.1%. This is higher than most areas and sits slightly above the state average of 58.0%.
63.5% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by finance and insurance at 13.2%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, education, and retail.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals and managers, who make up 35.7% and 28.5% of workers respectively. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 10.6% of jobs.
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 Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13524/seaforth/topic/employment