Understanding the economic role of City of Gosnells 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 Gosnells'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 Gosnells | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 170 | 0.6 | 149 | 0.5 | 195 | 0.8 |
Mining | 727 | 2.5 | 591 | 2.1 | 305 | 1.2 |
Goods related | 10,917 | 38.2 | 11,782 | 41.5 | 12,205 | 47.7 |
Household services | 12,091 | 42.4 | 10,625 | 37.4 | 8,293 | 32.4 |
Business services | 2,659 | 9.3 | 3,143 | 11.1 | 2,852 | 11.1 |
Public administration and safety | 1,982 | 6.9 | 2,107 | 7.4 | 1,749 | 6.8 |
Total Industries | 28,546 | 100.0 | 28,396 | 100.0 | 25,599 | 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 |