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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 356 | 1.4 | 333 | 1.6 | 331 | 2.0 |
| Mining | 325 | 1.2 | 112 | 0.6 | 47 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 8,836 | 33.9 | 7,547 | 37.3 | 6,781 | 40.9 |
| Household services | 12,860 | 49.4 | 9,115 | 45.0 | 6,953 | 41.9 |
| Business services | 2,332 | 9.0 | 1,952 | 9.6 | 1,629 | 9.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,340 | 5.1 | 1,178 | 5.8 | 841 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 26,048 | 100.0 | 20,236 | 100.0 | 16,582 | 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 | ||||||