3.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cromer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cromer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Cromer. The area has a strong employment presence, with 64.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce than in most similar areas, full-time employment at 55.7% is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
64.2% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 12.1%. Construction follows closely at 11.7%, while professional and technical roles account for 10.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 25.7%, followed by managers at 18.4%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 13.9% of the workforce, with technicians and tradespeople at 13.4%.
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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11119/cromer/topic/employment