4.2% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seddon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seddon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Seddon than in most other areas. This workforce is heavily geared towards high-skill roles, with a typical employment rate that sits far above the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 76% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the 61.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also much higher than in most areas, sitting at 65.1% compared to 58.9% across Australia.
75.9% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 13.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.5%. Education and training also employ 11.3% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 40.6% of workers, and managers at 18.5%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 11.5%.
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 Seddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22256/seddon/topic/employment