City of Cockburn

Industry composition

In 2022, the Goods related sector accounted for 53.7% of employment in City of Cockburn. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (63.5% in 2012)

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.

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Employment composition
City of Cockburn202220172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing4910.85201.03120.8
Mining2,4614.11,8803.68522.1
Goods related32,47753.730,10857.426,01763.5
Household services16,03826.512,68824.28,29220.2
Business services6,43810.65,30910.14,32810.6
Public administration and safety2,5694.21,9523.71,1622.8
Total Industries60,474100.052,457100.040,964100.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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.

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City of Cockburn

economic profile