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 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 | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 202 | 0.2 | 247 | 0.3 | 203 | 0.3 |
Mining | 707 | 0.9 | 600 | 0.8 | 265 | 0.4 |
Goods related | 51,156 | 62.6 | 46,274 | 62.0 | 46,999 | 65.8 |
Household services | 18,504 | 22.7 | 17,222 | 23.1 | 14,905 | 20.9 |
Business services | 6,662 | 8.2 | 5,737 | 7.7 | 5,073 | 7.1 |
Public administration and safety | 4,448 | 5.4 | 4,526 | 6.1 | 4,016 | 5.6 |
Total Industries | 81,680 | 100.0 | 74,606 | 100.0 | 71,461 | 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 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 |