Understanding the economic role of City of Armadale 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 Armadale'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 Armadale | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 274 | 1.2 | 345 | 1.8 | 468 | 2.9 |
| Mining | 123 | 0.5 | 92 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 10,123 | 42.7 | 7,300 | 37.2 | 6,765 | 42.4 |
| Household services | 9,559 | 40.4 | 8,821 | 45.0 | 6,415 | 40.2 |
| Business services | 2,274 | 9.6 | 1,925 | 9.8 | 1,483 | 9.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,331 | 5.6 | 1,140 | 5.8 | 765 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 23,684 | 100.0 | 19,624 | 100.0 | 15,945 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2018-19 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 | ||||||