9.2% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ellendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ellendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 9.2% marks the job market in Ellendale, which is well above the national figure. Very few adults here are working or looking for work, with only 47% participating in the labour force. This is far below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also low at 52%, falling well below the Australian figure of 58.9%.
47.0% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for the area, employing 32% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 13%, and accommodation and food services make up 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 30%. Community and personal service workers and labourers each make up 15% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 13%.
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 Ellendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60187/ellendale/topic/employment