2.5% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Cromer than in the state or national average. This is a productive area where 65.1% of adults are active in the labour force, though full-time employment is slightly lower than typical for most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.5%, which is a little below the state and national figures. While 65.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the 55.3% in full-time jobs is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
65.1% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 at 13.2%, followed by manufacturing at 11.4%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and public administration and safety both account for 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people here are managers, making up 19.3% of workers. Professionals follow at 14.9%, while clerical staff and labourers each make up 13.2% 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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40327/cromer/topic/employment