6.0% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaford Rise · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seaford Rise
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Seaford Rise have shifted since 2011, with 63% of adults now working or looking for work. This is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. While many residents have steady roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6%, which is much higher than most areas. About 56.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that sits around the middle for its level and is slightly below the national average.
63.0% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for the area at 20%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and construction at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal services at 17.5%, and technicians and trades at 16.1%. Professionals make up 14.8% 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 Rise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41318/seaford-rise/topic/employment