City of Gosnells
Industry composition
In 2018, the Household services sector accounted for 41.4% of employment in the City of Gosnells. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (30.7% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of the 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 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gosnells | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 12,114 | 41.4 | 9,331 | 34.6 | 7,379 | 30.7 | 23300 | 4735.1616 |
| Goods related | 11,379 | 38.8 | 11,912 | 44.2 | 11,958 | 49.7 | 23200 | -578.1841 |
| Business services | 2,946 | 10.1 | 3,173 | 11.8 | 2,671 | 11.1 | 23400 | 275.4034 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,138 | 7.3 | 1,947 | 7.2 | 1,577 | 6.6 | 23500 | 560.7481 |
| Mining | 573 | 2.0 | 424 | 1.6 | 306 | 1.3 | 23100 | 266.2177 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 145 | 0.5 | 190 | 0.7 | 161 | 0.7 | 23000 | -16.4208 |
| Total Industries | 29,295 | 100.0 | 26,977 | 100.0 | 24,052 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2016-17 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