7.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elliott Heads · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elliott Heads
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Elliott Heads compared to previous years. Only 46.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This creates a unique employment profile where a few key sectors dominate the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 53.8%, well below both the state and Australian averages.
46.3% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.1%, followed by education and training at 10.0%. Construction and retail trade also play a role, making up 8.1% and 7.8% of jobs respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.2% of the workforce, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 17.5%. Technicians and tradespeople account for another 15.4% of occupations.
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 Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30969/elliott-heads/topic/employment