6.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seddon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Seddon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Seddon than in most similar areas, with 73.3% of the adult population active in the workforce. This exceeds the national figure by 12 percentage points. The local economy is heavily shaped by farming and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, with 73.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60%, though the unemployment rate is a little above Australia's 5.1% at 6.3%.
73.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 58.3% of the workforce. Other common employers include arts and recreation at 15%, followed by wholesale trade and education at 6.7% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workers are managers, accounting for 45% of all occupations. Labourers make up 20% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles are held by 16.7% of residents.
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 Seddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41325/seddon/topic/employment