5.3% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Croydon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Croydon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Croydon, where 13.3% of workers are in this field. The area has a diverse professional workforce, though fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
57.6% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Croydon work across a variety of sectors, with professional and technical services (11.7%), education and training (10.8%), and finance and insurance (8.3%) following health care as top industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.5%. Managers and clerical or administrative staff also feature strongly, each accounting for around 14.5% of the local workforce.
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031679/croydon/topic/employment