2.1% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elanora Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elanora Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Elanora Heights are active in the workforce, with 67.7% working or looking for work. This is well above both the state and national figures. While more people are employed here than usual, a smaller share hold full-time roles compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.1%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment at 54.9% is well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
67.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for locals at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.5% and health care and social assistance at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up nearly half of the local workforce, accounting for 28.2% and 21.1% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 13.3%.
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 Elanora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11392/elanora-heights/topic/employment