5.6% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaview Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seaview Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Seaview Downs have shifted since 2011, with more adults now working or looking for work than in the past. A high proportion of the community is active in the workforce, though a significant number of residents currently face unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for South Australia and Australia. However, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
64.4% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 17.4%, followed by construction at 12.2% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for one in four residents. Technicians and trades people make up 16.2% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.9%.
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 Seaview Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41321/seaview-downs/topic/employment