10.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mandurah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Mandurah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 10.6% marks the local job market in Mandurah. Far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, and full-time employment has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.7%, while the unemployment rate remains among the highest for similar areas.
45.0% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 52.7%
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%, followed by retail trade at 11.7% and accommodation and food services at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 17.7% of the workforce. Labourers follow at 14.4%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 13.9% of jobs.
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/sa2/502011025/mandurah/topic/employment