Understanding the economic role of City of Kalamunda 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 Kalamunda'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 Kalamunda | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 267 | 1.3 | 321 | 1.9 | 271 | 1.6 |
| Mining | 779 | 3.8 | 329 | 1.9 | 395 | 2.3 |
| Goods related | 10,491 | 51.7 | 8,103 | 47.3 | 9,198 | 54.1 |
| Household services | 6,331 | 31.2 | 5,978 | 34.9 | 4,898 | 28.8 |
| Business services | 1,991 | 9.8 | 1,832 | 10.7 | 1,682 | 9.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 445 | 2.2 | 554 | 3.2 | 543 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 20,303 | 100.0 | 17,116 | 100.0 | 16,987 | 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 | ||||||