The Facts About Croydon
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Croydon is London's biggest borough by population.
At 33.7 square miles (86.5 sq km), Croydon is the fifth largest London borough by area.
Source: CACI
Croydon includes the metropolitan town centre and eight district centres: Coulsdon, Crystal Palace, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Selsdon, South Norwood and Thornton Heath.
218,600 residents of London Borough of Croydon are of working age (64% of the population).
Source: Office, Industrial and Warehousing Land/Premises Market Assessment, August 2010
81% of Croydon's working-age population is economically active, slightly higher than London average of 75.5%.
Source: Office, Industrial and Warehousing Land/Premises Market Assessment, August 2010
47.1% of Croydon's working population are employed in managerial, professional and associate professional occupations (less than London's average 52.8% but more than the UK average of 42.9%).
Source: Office, Industrial and Warehousing Land/Premises Market Assessment, August 2010
Between October 2008 and September 2009 the unemployment rate in Croydon was 8.1%, the highest rate in the borough since February 1997 and higher than the London rate of 3%.
Source: Office, Industrial and Warehousing Land/Premises Market Assessment, August 2010
Most Croydon residents (54.8%) work within the borough.
Source: Office, Industrial and Warehousing Land/Premises Market Assessment, August 2010
Croydon's population is 341,800, an increase of 8.2% since the last census of 1991.
Source: Office, Industrial and Warehousing Land/Premises Market Assessment, August 2010
If Croydon were a city, it would be the UK's 10th largest by population (excluding London).
Source: UK Cities
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