9.7% ▲ +92.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elmhurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elmhurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Elmhurst, where 19.4% of workers are in this field. It is a sparsely populated area where only 35.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.7%, which is well above the 5.1% national figure. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, with only 50% of residents in full-time roles.
35.8% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, agriculture, forestry and fishing is a major industry here, employing 17.7% of the workforce. Manufacturing and public administration and safety both account for 8.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 25.8%. Managers and professionals both make up 16.1% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each account for 11.3%.
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 Elmhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20861/elmhurst/topic/employment