0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elingamite · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Elingamite than in most similar areas. Despite this, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, with 64.3% of the population working full-time.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is 51.9%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the national average of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 32.1% of workers. Manufacturing, education and training, and health care and social assistance each account for 14.3% of the workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group at 35.7%, followed by professionals at 32.1%. Technicians, trades and labourers each account for 21.4% of the local jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Elingamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20854/elingamite/topic/employment