7.0% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mandurah · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mandurah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A struggling job market defines daily life for many in Mandurah, where the unemployment rate is 7.0%. This is a little above the state and national figures. Only 52.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the Western Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.6%, and this has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011. This contributes to a local unemployment rate that is much higher than in most other areas.
52.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.5%, followed by mining at 10.9% and retail trade at 10.7%. Construction and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation group at 18.6%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and machinery operators also make up large portions of the local 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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55110/mandurah/topic/employment