7.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellalong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ellalong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Ellalong are working or looking for work than in the typical Australian area. This is a challenging local job market where the unemployment rate of 7.3% is much higher than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 62.6% of adults are working or looking for work—which is a little above the national figure—full-time employment is well below the state average at 49.4%. This gap is mirrored by an unemployment rate that is a little above both state and national levels.
62.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.2%, followed closely by construction at 13.6%. Mining also makes up a notable part of the local economy at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 17.9% and community and personal service workers at 16.9%. Machinery operators, drivers, and labourers also make up a large portion 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 Ellalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11401/ellalong/topic/employment