6.9% ▼ 0.0%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mandurah · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Mandurah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 52.3% of adults in Mandurah are working or looking for work, a figure far below the state average. This low level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.9%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people are in full-time work here compared to the rest of the state, falling to 55.9% since 2011. The unemployment rate has stayed steady at 6.9%, which is a little above the national figure.
52.3% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 13.0%, followed by mining at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 19.1%. Professionals, community and personal service workers, and machinery operators also represent significant portions 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 Mandurah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50201/mandurah/topic/employment