5.2% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Croydon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in West Croydon than in most other similar areas. While 65.9% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, which is about the same as the national average.
65.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 58.4%
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 for local workers at 15.5%. Education and training follows at 11.7%, while public administration and safety accounts for 9.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 13.5%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 13%.
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 West Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41566/west-croydon/topic/employment