6.8% ▲ +161.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Elliot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Elliot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of people are active in the workforce in Mount Elliot, though many face employment challenges. While 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, yet full-time employment is far below the national figure at 43.5%. This gap is mirrored by an unemployment rate that is a little above both the state and national levels.
63.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.5%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.9% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.8%, while sales workers are the next most common occupation at 17.6%.
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 Mount Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12768/mount-elliot/topic/employment