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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,636 | 7.8 | 1,648 | 6.1 | 1,373 | 5.2 |
| Mining | 230 | 0.7 | 101 | 0.4 | 169 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 10,282 | 30.3 | 9,788 | 36.5 | 11,998 | 45.3 |
| Household services | 16,700 | 49.2 | 11,627 | 43.3 | 9,784 | 36.9 |
| Business services | 2,367 | 7.0 | 2,193 | 8.2 | 1,924 | 7.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,699 | 5.0 | 1,477 | 5.5 | 1,262 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 33,913 | 100.0 | 26,832 | 100.0 | 26,510 | 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 | ||||||