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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Mandurah, WA


The suburb of Mandurah is a Red Alert - high risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Mandurah is located in the Perth area, in WA. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are very vulnerable to employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has an older population relative to the WA average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Mandurah has education levels which are below the WA average. This increases the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Mandurah earn less than the median individual income for WA, while median family income in Mandurah is less than the median family income for WA.

Mortgage holders in Mandurah are making monthly payments which are below the median WA mortgage repayment.

Mandurah's workforce is more likely to be part-time employed relative to the WA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to WA is poor.

Mandurah's workforce is more likely to be underemployed relative to the WA average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to WA is poor

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Mandurah relative to WA and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Mandurah WA Australia
Median Age 47 36 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 45.39% 39.02% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $507 $724 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $1142 $1910.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $850 $1595.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $1500 $1993 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $280 $347 $335
Average household size 1.90 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 36.26% 32.53% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 14.98% 8.02% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 12.75% 7.54% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 13.94% 7.80% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 57.82% 73.51% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 45.98% 62.27% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 51.68% 67.83% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 40.01% 62.86% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 6.97% 6.27% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 5.62% 5.57% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 10.52% 9.80% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 12.10% 9.54% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 10.37% 6.45% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 1.07% 2.35% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 1.92% 1.74% 1.70%