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Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A 7.5% unemployment rate makes Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin a place where finding work is much harder than in most other areas. While many residents hold full-time roles, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the state and national figures.

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📍 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin sits — Unemployment rate

7.5% ▲ +14.2%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin — higher than 87% of areas.

Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin7.5%
6110, WA 7.0%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work is 58.8%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. Full-time employment has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011, while unemployment has risen slightly to 7.5%.

Unemployment rate

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7.5% ▲ +14.2%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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58.8% ▼ -0.2%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.6% ▼ -9.2%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 14.0%, followed by construction at 9.8% and retail trade at 9.2%. Transport, warehousing and manufacturing also employ a significant share of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.0%. Labourers are the next most common at 14.7%, with community and personal service workers and machinery operators both at 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Labourers (15%), with Community & personal service at 14%.

Technicians & trades 19.0% Labourers 14.7% Community & personal service 13.3% Machinery operators & drivers 13.3% Professionals 11.5% Clerical & administrative 11.4% Sales workers 7.6% Managers 6.8%

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 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041136/maddington-orange-grove-martin/topic/employment