11.8% ▲ +68.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elsmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elsmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Elsmore compared to the rest of the country, at just 28.5%. While full-time employment is high for those who do have jobs, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 11.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 11.8%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. However, for those employed, 66.2% work full-time, a rate well above the 58.9% seen across Australia.
28.5% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 66.2%
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 23.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.3%. Construction, transport, and education each employ 7.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 22.5%, with labourers making up 19.7%. Managers and clerical staff both account for 16.9% of jobs, while machinery operators and drivers make up 14.1%.
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 Elsmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11411/elsmore/topic/employment