8.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maddington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Maddington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Maddington have shifted over the last decade, with a notably high unemployment rate of 8.2% now marking the area. This is well above the 5.1% figure seen across both Western Australia and the rest of the country. While many residents hold full-time roles, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Maddington are working or looking for work than in the state average, at 58.2%. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
58.2% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 14.4%, followed by retail trade at 9.6% and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest job group at 19.0%, while labourers account for 16.1% of the workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50873/maddington/topic/employment