6.1% ▲ +101.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mandurama · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mandurama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Mandurama have shifted over the last decade to see more people working full-time. The area now sees 62% of its workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. However, the local unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the state average. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
59.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 31.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include manufacturing at 8.2% and health care and social assistance at 7.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%, followed by labourers at 19.9%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.5% 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 Mandurama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12477/mandurama/topic/employment