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Seacombe Heights · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Seacombe Heights

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Seacombe Heights, where 20.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a high number of people working or looking for work compared to most similar places. This workforce is led by professionals, who make up about a quarter of the local jobs.

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📍 Seacombe Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Seacombe Heights sits — Unemployment rate

4.5% ▼ -8.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Seacombe Heights — higher than 63% of areas.

Seacombe Heights4.5%
5047, SA 5.6%
South Australia 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A higher proportion of adults here are working or looking for work than in most areas, sitting at 65.3%, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as for South Australia and the rest of the country.

Unemployment rate

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4.5% ▼ -8.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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65.3% ▲ +0.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.3% ▼ -3.4%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 20.2%, followed by construction at 11.4% and education and training at 10.4%. Other common industries include retail trade and manufacturing.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.8%. Clerical and administrative work (14.4%) and technicians and trades (14.0%) also make up significant portions of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Seacombe Heights, the largest group is Professionals at 26%, followed by Clerical & administrative (15%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Professionals 25.8% Clerical & administrative 14.4% Technicians & trades 14.0% Community & personal service 12.7% Managers 12.1% Labourers 8.3% Sales workers 7.4% Machinery operators & drivers 3.7%

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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41314/seacombe-heights/topic/employment