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Mandurah - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Mandurah - South

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Mandurah - South, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. However, the area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 8.5% that is well above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Mandurah - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mandurah - South sits — Unemployment rate

8.5% ▼ -1.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Mandurah - South — higher than 90% of areas.

Mandurah - South8.5%
6210, WA 7.2%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 44.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national level. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 and now sits at 53.8%, which is well below the Western Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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8.5% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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44.3% ▼ -3.6%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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53.8% ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

After health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.5% and construction at 9.8%. Mining and accommodation and food services also employ significant numbers, at 9.1% and 8.1% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest occupational group at 17.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.8% and labourers at 12.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Mandurah - South splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (17%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Labourers at 13%.

Technicians & trades 17.0% Community & personal service 14.8% Labourers 12.8% Machinery operators & drivers 12.1% Professionals 11.9% Clerical & administrative 10.8% Sales workers 9.6% Managers 8.8%

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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011028/mandurah-south/topic/employment