6.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seaford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.8% unemployment rate makes Seaford a place where more people are out of work than in most similar areas. While many locals find employment, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.8%, and the unemployment rate sits a little above the state's 5.4%.
53.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.6%, followed by construction at 13.8% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%, while professionals account for 16.2% 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 Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41315/seaford/topic/employment