3.8% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elliston · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Elliston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Elliston than in most similar areas. This is a place where nearly half of the workforce is tied to the land, though the local unemployment rate of 3.8% is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 8.9 points since 2011 to 57.9%, which is well below the national figure. Full-time employment also dropped by 6.5 points over that decade to 57.0%.
57.9% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 47.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.6% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.9%, followed by labourers at 18.8%. Professionals account for 12.0% of roles, while clerical and administrative workers make up 10.9%.
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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41750/elliston/topic/employment