0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elrington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elrington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Few places compare to Elrington for job security, with a 0% unemployment rate that is well below the national figure. While a smaller share of adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.9%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is 56.7%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
56.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 25%, followed by mining at 21.9% and manufacturing at 14.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 26.6%. Community and personal service workers are also common, accounting for 20.3% of occupations.
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 Elrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11410/elrington/topic/employment