5.0% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seaton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Seaton compared to the state and national figures. While 58.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is a little below the Australian average, the area maintains a steady employment base with a typical full-time rate of 58.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the South Australian figure of 5.4%.
58.1% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer at 15.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and construction at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.0%, while clerical, administrative, and trade roles each make up 14.9% 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 Seaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41320/seaton/topic/employment