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 | ||||||
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City of Armadale | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 463 | 1.9 | 328 | 1.6 | 379 | 2.3 |
Mining | 296 | 1.2 | 115 | 0.6 | 49 | 0.3 |
Goods related | 8,425 | 34.4 | 7,513 | 37.1 | 6,884 | 41.2 |
Household services | 11,716 | 47.9 | 9,199 | 45.4 | 6,933 | 41.5 |
Business services | 2,270 | 9.3 | 1,973 | 9.7 | 1,617 | 9.7 |
Public administration and safety | 1,288 | 5.3 | 1,131 | 5.6 | 840 | 5.0 |
Total Industries | 24,458 | 100.0 | 20,259 | 100.0 | 16,700 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 |