0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Septimus · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in Septimus are managers, marking this as a professional hub with a very high employment rate. The area is defined by a strong job market where full-time work is common and unemployment is non-existent.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A total of 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is far above the state and national rates at 69.4%, while the unemployment rate is well below those figures at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
62.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 48.4% of the workforce. Other main employers include health care and social assistance at 11.3%, and mining at 8.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 48.4%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.5%. Labourers account for 12.9% of the workforce, while professionals and clerical staff make up smaller shares.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Septimus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32536/septimus/topic/employment