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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin, WA


The suburb of Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin is a Amber Alert - Medium high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin is located in the Perth area, in WA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are quite vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the WA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin has education levels which are below the WA average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin's workforce is less likely to be part-time employed relative to the WA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to WA is poor.

Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin's workforce is less likely to be underemployed relative to the WA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to WA is poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin WA Australia
Median Age 35 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 46.72% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $573 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1425 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $1226 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1719 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $310 $347 $335
Average household size 2.70 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 32.08% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 11.57% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 11.77% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 11.78% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 71.34% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 52.89% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 62.36% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 50.91% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 3.63% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 7.76% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 11.40% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 10.35% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.47% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.89% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.48% 1.74% 1.70%