Understanding the economic role of City of Perth 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 Perth'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 Perth | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 247 | 0.1 | 317 | 0.2 | 183 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 31,249 | 14.5 | 21,376 | 12.5 | 24,211 | 12.6 |
| Goods related | 25,622 | 11.9 | 26,771 | 15.7 | 24,356 | 12.6 |
| Household services | 48,316 | 22.4 | 40,013 | 23.5 | 52,361 | 27.1 |
| Business services | 81,436 | 37.7 | 60,801 | 35.7 | 68,452 | 35.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 29,124 | 13.5 | 21,251 | 12.5 | 23,317 | 12.1 |
| Total Industries | 215,995 | 100.0 | 170,528 | 100.0 | 192,881 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 | ||||||