6.4% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elmore
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 Elmore than in most other areas, with only 44.0% in the labour force. This is much lower than the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While many people are out of the workforce, those who are employed are typically in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment stands at 58.2%, about the same as the state and national averages.
44.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for local workers at 22.3%. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 13.0% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 21.2%. Other frequent roles include labourers at 13.7%, technicians and trades at 13.4%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.0%.
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 Elmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20862/elmore/topic/employment