10.1% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellen Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ellen Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job prospects have faced challenges in Ellen Grove, where the unemployment rate is now 10.1%. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a workforce that struggles more than most other similar areas to find steady work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time employment for those working is about the same as the national average at 58.3%, the unemployment rate remains among the highest for areas of this type.
56.8% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance, making up 16.2% of jobs, followed by manufacturing at 10.5% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 16.2%, closely followed by professionals at 15.9% and community and personal service workers at 15.7%.
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 Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30963/ellen-grove/topic/employment