3.1% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Elliston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Elliston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Elliston compared to other similar areas. Only 54.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This local workforce is dominated by those in health care and agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of full-time workers is far below the South Australian figure, sitting at 43.9%. While fewer adults are working or looking for work overall, the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.1%.
54.7% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.9% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 20.6%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.1%. Public administration and education both account for 12.9% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are split evenly between professionals and labourers, who each make up 20.0% of the workforce. Managers are also common at 18.7%, while community and personal service roles account for 13.5%.
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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40405/elliston/topic/employment