3.5% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seaton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce is evident in Seaton, where 63.9% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is a little above the national figure, though the number of people in full-time roles has fallen significantly over time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce than in most similar areas, full-time employment at 51.2% is well below the Victorian average of 59.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both state and national figures.
63.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction, both at 14.3%. Health care and social assistance is also a major employer at 13.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 26.2%. Other common roles include managers at 15.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.3%.
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 Seaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22252/seaton/topic/employment