Understanding the economic role of City of Casey 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 Casey'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 Casey | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,955 | 2.2 | 1,660 | 2.2 | 1,766 | 2.8 |
Mining | 120 | 0.1 | 84 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.1 |
Goods related | 35,833 | 41.2 | 30,804 | 41.4 | 30,473 | 47.5 |
Household services | 38,028 | 43.7 | 31,132 | 41.9 | 23,567 | 36.7 |
Business services | 8,481 | 9.7 | 8,165 | 11.0 | 6,227 | 9.7 |
Public administration and safety | 2,572 | 3.0 | 2,523 | 3.4 | 2,068 | 3.2 |
Total Industries | 86,990 | 100.0 | 74,367 | 100.0 | 64,158 | 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 |