0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellangowan · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the current job market in Ellangowan, where almost everyone who can work does so. This sparsely populated area sees 83.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. It is a place where full-time employment is very common.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is among the highest for similar areas, reaching 83.1%. Full-time employment is also common at 67.7%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
83.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half of the workforce (49.2%) is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include education and training at 9.2% and health care and social assistance at 7.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common workers in the area at 46.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 20.0%. Professionals make up 12.3% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Ellangowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30962/ellangowan/topic/employment