6.5% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seabrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seabrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Seabrook than in most other areas. About 66.6% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This strong participation exists alongside an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 62.4% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, the 6.5% unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national figures.
66.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade and health care and social assistance both accounting for 9.8% of jobs. Professional and technical services follow closely at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.5%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.7% of workers, while technicians and tradespeople account for 13.9%.
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 Seabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22247/seabrook/topic/employment