3.6% ▼ -65.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Seaforth · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Seaforth
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has jumped 16 percentage points since 2011 in Seaforth, reaching a high of 70.1%. While the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most places, those who are employed tend to have steady, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far more common here than in Queensland or Australia, at 70.1%. Only 36.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure, while the unemployment rate has fallen to a low of 3.6%.
36.6% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.1% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 16.5%, followed by construction at 12.8%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services and education and training, both at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.3%, with machinery operators and drivers following closely at 19.5%. Managers and professionals each account for 12.2% of the 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 Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321092/seaforth/topic/employment