Understanding the economic role of City of Canning 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 Canning'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 Canning | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 378 | 0.5 | 337 | 0.5 | 171 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 5,166 | 6.6 | 2,900 | 4.2 | 2,112 | 3.1 |
| Goods related | 43,684 | 55.9 | 39,864 | 57.7 | 43,280 | 62.6 |
| Household services | 18,911 | 24.2 | 16,143 | 23.4 | 13,570 | 19.6 |
| Business services | 7,587 | 9.7 | 7,047 | 10.2 | 7,348 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,449 | 3.1 | 2,813 | 4.1 | 2,697 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 78,176 | 100.0 | 69,104 | 100.0 | 69,176 | 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 | ||||||