Understanding the economic role of City of Adelaide 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 Adelaide'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 Adelaide | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 230 | 0.1 | 163 | 0.1 | 129 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 1,813 | 1.1 | 1,712 | 1.3 | 2,024 | 1.5 |
| Goods related | 25,298 | 14.9 | 20,840 | 15.3 | 21,626 | 15.9 |
| Household services | 59,574 | 35.1 | 47,159 | 34.6 | 45,479 | 33.4 |
| Business services | 55,385 | 32.6 | 42,751 | 31.4 | 43,480 | 32.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 27,641 | 16.3 | 23,685 | 17.4 | 23,340 | 17.2 |
| Total Industries | 169,940 | 100.0 | 136,310 | 100.0 | 136,077 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. 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 | ||||||