Understanding the economic role of City of Onkaparinga 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 Onkaparinga'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 Onkaparinga | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 809 | 1.8 | 936 | 2.2 | 1,018 | 2.3 |
Mining | 262 | 0.6 | 199 | 0.5 | 219 | 0.5 |
Goods related | 17,899 | 40.8 | 17,615 | 41.5 | 20,679 | 47.3 |
Household services | 18,802 | 42.9 | 17,552 | 41.4 | 15,996 | 36.6 |
Business services | 4,291 | 9.8 | 4,468 | 10.5 | 4,211 | 9.6 |
Public administration and safety | 1,761 | 4.0 | 1,668 | 3.9 | 1,563 | 3.6 |
Total Industries | 43,824 | 100.0 | 42,438 | 100.0 | 43,686 | 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 |