Understanding the economic role of Perth Inner City Region 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 Perth Inner City Region'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Inner City Region | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 410 | 0.1 | 636 | 0.2 | 363 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 37,740 | 11.3 | 23,769 | 8.7 | 26,127 | 9.1 |
| Goods related | 49,349 | 14.8 | 50,013 | 18.4 | 47,401 | 16.6 |
| Household services | 99,569 | 29.9 | 86,167 | 31.7 | 91,198 | 31.9 |
| Business services | 112,648 | 33.8 | 84,246 | 31.0 | 92,524 | 32.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 33,294 | 10.0 | 26,821 | 9.9 | 28,551 | 10.0 |
| Total Industries | 333,010 | 100.0 | 271,653 | 100.0 | 286,164 | 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 | ||||||