1.1% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seville East · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny unemployment rate of just 1.1% defines the workforce in Seville East. This area has a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places. It is a productive community where full-time employment is more common than the state average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This strong activity is reflected in the low unemployment rate, which sits well below the national figure of 5.1%.
1.1% ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.7% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 19.4%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, followed by manufacturing at 9.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 26.9%, which aligns with the high number of people working in construction. Community and personal service roles are also common, accounting for 14.3% of jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Seville East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22264/seville-east/topic/employment