Ellezelles / Elzele has 5,975 residents across 45.1 km². The average age is about 42, and women account for 50.6% of the population. Some 81% of residents own their homes, while average net income per person is €18,365 net a year. The reported nationality mix is 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 houses for rent, so no monthly rent range is listed for houses.
This is a predominantly house-based housing stock: houses account for 96.9% of dwellings and apartment buildings for 3.1%. Homes average about 6.5 rooms, and buildings have an average construction year of 1925. The building mix comprises 69.5% 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. Local businesses include 78 corporations in mixed farming, 23 in management consultancy, 23 in hairdressing and beauty treatment, 18 in landscape services, 12 in electrical installation and 12 in joinery installation.
The N48, N57, N519, N520 and N529 are the main roads passing through Ellezelles / Elzele. The A8 / E429–E42, connecting the Halle and Tournai direction with Lille, is 15 minutes from the centre. The A16 / E42 towards Mons and Tournai is 22 minutes away. Bus routes include TEC 10, Saint-Ghislain–Herchies, and TEC 87, Ronse/Renaix–Enghien/Edingen; De Lijn lines 21, 22 and 24 are also listed. No metro or tram service is listed. The nearest named stations are Ronse / Renaix, Lessen / Lessines, Rebaix, Papegem / Papignies and Houraing. There are 4 nurseries, 3 nursery schools and 3 primary schools in the commune, with no secondary school. Colruyt is the listed supermarket, with 1 location.
Two electric vehicle charging stations are located in the commune. There are no shared bicycles and no shared cars. Wevelgem Airport is 40 minutes away by car; the public transport journey takes 126 minutes. For anyone looking at the local rental market, the current house rental count is 0, and the listed monthly house rent is €0.