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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 230 | 0.1 | 264 | 0.2 | 175 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 33,902 | 14.8 | 20,963 | 12.2 | 23,195 | 12.1 |
| Goods related | 26,065 | 11.4 | 27,166 | 15.9 | 24,528 | 12.7 |
| Household services | 50,490 | 22.1 | 39,956 | 23.3 | 52,538 | 27.3 |
| Business services | 89,282 | 39.0 | 60,776 | 35.5 | 68,636 | 35.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 29,006 | 12.7 | 22,109 | 12.9 | 23,360 | 12.1 |
| Total Industries | 228,975 | 100.0 | 171,235 | 100.0 | 192,433 | 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 | ||||||