In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 60.7% of employment in City of Kwinana. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (69.4% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of City of Kwinana 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 Kwinana'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 Kwinana | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 414 | 2.4 | 372 | 2.3 | 257 | 1.7 |
Mining | 622 | 3.6 | 725 | 4.6 | 753 | 4.9 |
Goods related | 10,572 | 60.7 | 10,097 | 63.7 | 10,771 | 69.4 |
Household services | 3,272 | 18.8 | 2,443 | 15.4 | 1,812 | 11.7 |
Business services | 1,573 | 9.0 | 1,330 | 8.4 | 1,179 | 7.6 |
Public administration and safety | 963 | 5.5 | 885 | 5.6 | 740 | 4.8 |
Total Industries | 17,416 | 100.0 | 15,852 | 100.0 | 15,512 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information |