3.5% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Croydon North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Croydon North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Croydon North compared to the rest of the country. Roughly 67.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
67.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 14.2%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 24.9% of workers. Managers, clerical and administrative staff, and technicians and trades each make up around 14% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20684/croydon-north/topic/employment