In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 61.9% of employment in City of Port Adelaide Enfield. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (65.9% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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 Port Adelaide Enfield'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 | ||||||
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City of Port Adelaide Enfield | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 293 | 0.4 | 247 | 0.3 | 208 | 0.3 |
Mining | 487 | 0.6 | 539 | 0.7 | 370 | 0.5 |
Goods related | 49,915 | 61.9 | 46,359 | 63.1 | 46,679 | 65.9 |
Household services | 18,882 | 23.4 | 16,441 | 22.4 | 14,902 | 21.0 |
Business services | 6,017 | 7.5 | 5,453 | 7.4 | 4,874 | 6.9 |
Public administration and safety | 5,042 | 6.3 | 4,452 | 6.1 | 3,826 | 5.4 |
Total Industries | 80,637 | 100.0 | 73,491 | 100.0 | 70,859 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 |