3.2% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ellerslie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are working or looking for work in Ellerslie than in most similar areas. A huge 73.2% of adults are in the labour force, with the majority employed in full-time roles. This creates a productive local economy where the typical worker is firmly embedded in their career.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far more common here than in Victoria, where the figure is 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure, and the unemployment rate of 3.2% is a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
73.2% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing dominate the local economy, employing 56.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 7.4% and accommodation and food services at 6.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.6%, followed by professionals at 10.6%. Labourers, technicians, trades, and sales workers each account for around 8% to 10% of the local workforce.
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 Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20858/ellerslie/topic/employment