10.8% ▲ +62.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 high proportion of full-time work defines the professional life of Croydon, where 73.2% of employees hold full-time roles. This figure is far above the national average, although the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate of 10.8% compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.7% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the national figure—those who are employed are much more likely to be in full-time positions than people in other similar areas.
60.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer here, accounting for 46.4% of the workforce, followed by accommodation and food services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are labouring (22.7%) and managing (21.6%), while machinery operators and drivers also make up a large slice of the local workforce at 17.5%.
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/SAL30760/croydon/topic/employment