12.0% ▲ —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elliott · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elliott
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 12.0% marks the job market in Elliott, which is well above the national figure. While most adults who are working or looking for work do so at rates similar to the rest of Queensland, the local own jobless rate is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.9% of adults are working or looking for work, with 59.8% in full-time jobs. These figures are about the same as those seen across Queensland and Australia.
61.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.2% and construction at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.4%, while labourers make up 12.2% of the local workforce.
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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30968/elliott/topic/employment