3.2% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elderslie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elderslie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Elderslie compared to the rest of the country. While 68.5% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.2%. This highlights a very active local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
68.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.0% and education and training at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.3%, while clerical and administrative jobs make up 15.4% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades account for another 14.7%.
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 Elderslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11394/elderslie/topic/employment