3.7% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maddingley · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become a defining feature of Maddingley, where 63.4% of adults hold such roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9% and reflects a strong employment trend for the area. Most residents are active in the workforce, which helps drive the local economy.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 68.4% of adults in the labour force. This is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.7% sits a little below the national average.
3.7% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
68.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several key sectors, with construction and health care and social assistance being the most common at 13.1% and 13.0% respectively. Education and training also employ 9.7% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.1%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.5%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.9% of occupations in the area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Maddingley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21569/maddingley/topic/employment