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 | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 284 | 0.1 | 273 | 0.2 | 254 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 25,389 | 13.0 | 21,104 | 12.2 | 20,730 | 11.2 |
| Goods related | 25,998 | 13.4 | 26,309 | 15.2 | 22,682 | 12.2 |
| Household services | 48,413 | 24.9 | 41,854 | 24.2 | 52,166 | 28.1 |
| Business services | 69,172 | 35.5 | 60,985 | 35.2 | 66,629 | 35.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 25,374 | 13.0 | 22,510 | 13.0 | 22,921 | 12.4 |
| Total Industries | 194,630 | 100.0 | 173,035 | 100.0 | 185,382 | 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 | ||||||