Understanding the economic role of City of Cockburn 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 Cockburn'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 Cockburn | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 621 | 1.0 | 400 | 0.8 | 302 | 0.7 |
| Mining | 2,877 | 4.7 | 1,793 | 3.4 | 823 | 2.0 |
| Goods related | 31,152 | 51.2 | 30,385 | 57.9 | 26,305 | 63.9 |
| Household services | 17,225 | 28.3 | 12,644 | 24.1 | 8,299 | 20.1 |
| Business services | 6,487 | 10.7 | 5,316 | 10.1 | 4,300 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,462 | 4.0 | 1,947 | 3.7 | 1,163 | 2.8 |
| Total Industries | 60,824 | 100.0 | 52,484 | 100.0 | 41,193 | 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 | ||||||