0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elong Elong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elong Elong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Elong Elong have remained stable over the last decade, with a workforce heavily tied to the land. A third of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, there is currently no unemployment recorded here.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this lower participation, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national rates.
56.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 33.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 15.9% and construction at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 23.8%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.9%. Professionals make up 14.3% of workers, while machinery operators, drivers and labourers each account for 11.1%.
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 Elong Elong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11409/elong-elong/topic/employment