4.7% ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seelands · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seelands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A modest number of working residents defines the local economy in Seelands, where only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1% and lower than most similar areas. While full-time work is common, the local unemployment rate of 4.7% is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.3% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most areas.
56.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and construction at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by managers at 17.7%, while professionals, technicians and trades, community and personal service, and clerical roles each make up around 15% of occupations.
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 Seelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13530/seelands/topic/employment