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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Onkaparinga | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,080 | 2.1 | 955 | 2.2 | 1,035 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 326 | 0.6 | 271 | 0.6 | 218 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 20,157 | 39.8 | 18,166 | 41.8 | 19,747 | 45.4 |
| Household services | 21,334 | 42.1 | 17,673 | 40.7 | 16,540 | 38.0 |
| Business services | 5,870 | 11.6 | 4,675 | 10.8 | 4,320 | 9.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,936 | 3.8 | 1,700 | 3.9 | 1,612 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 50,703 | 100.0 | 43,441 | 100.0 | 43,473 | 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 | ||||||