0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seppings · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the job market in Seppings, where a very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work. While the area has a strong overall workforce, full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time roles are less common here, sitting at 50.5% compared to 60.2% across Western Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
69.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 19.6%, followed by construction and accommodation and food, which both sit at 14.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.6%, with labourers following closely at 17.5%. Professionals and community and personal service workers also represent significant shares of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Seppings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51338/seppings/topic/employment