9.1% ▲ —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seisia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seisia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 9.1% unemployment rate marks Seisia as having a much higher level of joblessness than most areas. While this gap is stark, the local workforce is largely committed, with 65.0% of residents employed full-time, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is an area where those who do have jobs are likely to be in full-time roles.
60.0% → 0.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.2%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 28.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are clerical and administrative at 17.5%, while professionals and community and personal service workers each make up 15.8% of the workforce.
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 Seisia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32533/seisia/topic/employment