3.4% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Madeley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Madeley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Madeley, where 67.8% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most people here hold stable roles, with full-time employment sitting slightly above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
67.8% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.6%
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 13.2%. Construction and retail trade also employ a significant share of the population, at 10.2% and 10.0% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 22.9%. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 15.0%, with managers making up another 14.3% of the workforce.
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 Madeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50874/madeley/topic/employment