Understanding the economic role of Shire of East Pilbara 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 Shire of East Pilbara'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of East Pilbara | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 94 | 0.4 | 104 | 0.7 | 73 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 17,191 | 72.2 | 12,015 | 75.8 | 12,156 | 70.2 |
| Goods related | 3,803 | 16.0 | 1,403 | 8.9 | 2,487 | 14.4 |
| Household services | 1,411 | 5.9 | 1,295 | 8.2 | 1,555 | 9.0 |
| Business services | 1,111 | 4.7 | 858 | 5.4 | 867 | 5.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 185 | 0.8 | 175 | 1.1 | 173 | 1.0 |
| Total Industries | 23,795 | 100.0 | 15,849 | 100.0 | 17,311 | 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 | ||||||