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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 230 | 0.3 | 234 | 0.3 | 210 | 0.3 |
Mining | 676 | 0.8 | 552 | 0.8 | 388 | 0.5 |
Goods related | 50,938 | 62.2 | 46,460 | 63.2 | 46,685 | 65.8 |
Household services | 18,993 | 23.2 | 16,449 | 22.4 | 14,936 | 21.1 |
Business services | 6,423 | 7.8 | 5,396 | 7.3 | 4,864 | 6.9 |
Public administration and safety | 4,626 | 5.6 | 4,459 | 6.1 | 3,826 | 5.4 |
Total Industries | 81,887 | 100.0 | 73,551 | 100.0 | 70,909 | 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 |