4.6% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seacombe Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seacombe Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller share of full-time workers than the national average marks the employment landscape in Seacombe Gardens. While most adults are working or looking for work, the area sees fewer people in stable full-time roles compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national rate at 55.6%, and the 4.6% unemployment rate is higher than most similar areas.
61.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer here, accounting for 24.8% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.5% and accommodation and food services at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.4% of workers. Community and personal service roles follow at 17.2%, while technicians and trades make up 13.7% of the local 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 Seacombe Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41313/seacombe-gardens/topic/employment