Understanding the economic role of City of Playford 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 Playford'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 Playford | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,093 | 6.6 | 1,670 | 6.2 | 1,370 | 5.1 |
| Mining | 158 | 0.5 | 131 | 0.5 | 187 | 0.7 |
| Goods related | 10,050 | 31.9 | 9,809 | 36.6 | 12,115 | 45.4 |
| Household services | 15,337 | 48.6 | 11,467 | 42.8 | 9,806 | 36.8 |
| Business services | 2,259 | 7.2 | 2,273 | 8.5 | 1,923 | 7.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,645 | 5.2 | 1,448 | 5.4 | 1,264 | 4.7 |
| Total Industries | 31,543 | 100.0 | 26,798 | 100.0 | 26,665 | 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 | ||||||