4.6% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elphinstone
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Elphinstone than in previous years, with only 48.7% of the population in full-time roles. This is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. While about 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the area has a slightly higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national rates, though it is higher than in most similar areas.
59.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 12.7%, followed closely by education and training at 12.4%. Manufacturing also employs a significant portion of the workforce at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, followed by managers at 16% and technicians and trades at 14.7%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.8% 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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/employment