3.6% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Croydon South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Croydon South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Croydon South than in most similar areas. This strong local activity is reflected in 65.9% of adults being in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high proportion of the community is employed, with 60.0% working full-time. This is a little above the Australian average, while the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below both the state and national figures.
65.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 14.4%, followed by construction at 13.4% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 25.1%, while technicians and trades people make up 15.8% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20685/croydon-south/topic/employment