4.0% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellinbank · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ellinbank
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Ellinbank are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 66.7% active in the labour force. This activity is balanced by a diverse mix of roles, with nearly a fifth of the workforce serving as managers or professionals.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While a high 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the 61.1% national figure—full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 51.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
66.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 14.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and health care and social assistance at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals are the most common roles, each making up 19.0% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff and labourers both account for 12.4% of jobs.
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 Ellinbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20860/ellinbank/topic/employment