In Ellezelles / Elzele, 5,975 people live within a 45.1 km² commune. The average age is about 42; 50.6% of residents are women. Home ownership is 81%, and average net income per person is €18,365 net annually. The population is reported as 97.2% Belgian, 1.4% French, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Moroccan and 0.7% other. There are currently 0 apartments for rent, and no monthly apartment rent range is listed.
Apartments form a small part of the local housing stock: apartment buildings account for 3.1% of dwellings, while houses account for 96.9%. The average number of rooms is about 6.5, and the average building construction year is 1925. Looking at all building types, 69.5% are detached houses, farms and castles, 17.6% semi-detached houses, 8.1% terraced houses, 3% buildings and apartment blocks, 1.1% commercial houses and 0.7% other types. Ellezelles / Elzele also has 78 corporations in mixed farming, 23 firms in management consultancy, 23 in hairdressing and beauty treatment, 18 in landscape services, 12 in electrical installation and 12 in joinery installation.
The commune is crossed by the N48, N57, N519, N520 and N529. From the centre, it takes 15 minutes to reach the A8 / E429–E42 towards Halle, Tournai and Lille, and 22 minutes to reach the A16 / E42 towards Mons and Tournai. TEC buses 10 and 87 serve routes between Saint-Ghislain and Herchies, and Ronse/Renaix and Enghien/Edingen. De Lijn lines 21, 22 and 24 are also listed. No metro or tram lines are listed. Nearby railway stations named in the information are Ronse / Renaix, Lessen / Lessines, Rebaix, Papegem / Papignies and Houraing. The commune has 4 nurseries, 3 nursery schools and 3 primary schools, but no secondary school. Colruyt has 1 location locally.
There are 2 electric car charging stations in Ellezelles / Elzele. No shared bicycle scheme or shared car service is available. Wevelgem Airport is 40 minutes away by car, with a public transport journey of 126 minutes. The current apartment rental count is 0; the listed monthly rent for an apartment is €0.