0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seal Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Seal Rocks compared to the rest of the country. Only 42% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community with a high number of retirees or non-working residents.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. However, full-time employment is far below the state average, with only 38.1% of people working full-time.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
42.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.1% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Seal Rocks is spread across a few sectors, with the largest group in accommodation and food services at 28.6%. Other roles are split equally between electricity, gas and water, professional and technical services, and education and training.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, while no residents listed working as professionals or in trades and clerical roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Seal Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13527/seal-rocks/topic/employment