8.0% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellesmere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ellesmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest industry for workers in Ellesmere, where 12.6% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with far fewer adults working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is coupled with a higher unemployment rate of 8.0%, and full-time employment is far below the Queensland rate at 46.6%.
38.8% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, workers are employed in manufacturing and health care and social assistance (both 8.7%), while agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training each account for 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 21.4% of occupations. Managers follow at 17.5%, with clerical and administrative workers at 13.6%.
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 Ellesmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30965/ellesmere/topic/employment