Understanding the economic role of Fairfield City 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 Fairfield City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 515 | 0.6 | 471 | 0.7 | 266 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 42 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.1 | 84 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 47,694 | 58.7 | 34,778 | 52.2 | 36,132 | 57.7 |
| Household services | 23,755 | 29.2 | 22,135 | 33.3 | 18,256 | 29.1 |
| Business services | 6,570 | 8.1 | 6,560 | 9.9 | 5,500 | 8.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,719 | 3.3 | 2,571 | 3.9 | 2,431 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 81,295 | 100.0 | 66,571 | 100.0 | 62,670 | 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 | ||||||