6.7% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sefton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sefton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Sefton than in most similar areas. Only 44.3% of adults are in the labour force, and those who are employed are much more likely to be out of work than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the Australian average, with only 49.4% of residents working full-time.
44.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 49.4%
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 12.7%, followed by transport and warehousing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%, while 13.8% hold clerical and administrative roles.
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 Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13531/sefton/topic/employment