Understanding the economic role of City of Mandurah provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of the City of Mandurah's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mandurah | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 83 | 0.3 | 114 | 0.4 | 77 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 207 | 0.6 | 114 | 0.4 | 86 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 10,910 | 34.1 | 8,386 | 32.6 | 7,852 | 37.4 |
| Household services | 16,437 | 51.3 | 12,788 | 49.7 | 9,159 | 43.6 |
| Business services | 3,079 | 9.6 | 3,050 | 11.9 | 2,759 | 13.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,315 | 4.1 | 1,272 | 4.9 | 1,053 | 5.0 |
| Total Industries | 32,031 | 100.0 | 25,723 | 100.0 | 20,986 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||