4.3% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Croydon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A quarter of all workers in Croydon are employed as professionals, making it a highly skilled hub. The local job market is steady, with more people working full-time than in most similar areas. This creates a stable economic base for the community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment for 60.4% of the workforce is a little above the national figure of 58.9%. While 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
62.3% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%. Other major industries include construction at 11.3% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 25.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 14.3%. Clerical and administrative jobs make up 13.1% 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/sal/SAL20682/croydon/topic/employment