Understanding the economic role of RDA Eyre Peninsula Region 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 RDA Eyre Peninsula Region'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Eyre Peninsula Region | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,429 | 12.9 | 4,365 | 17.3 | 4,153 | 15.8 |
| Mining | 1,154 | 4.3 | 1,010 | 4.0 | 943 | 3.6 |
| Goods related | 9,461 | 35.6 | 8,463 | 33.6 | 9,841 | 37.5 |
| Household services | 9,086 | 34.2 | 8,118 | 32.3 | 7,933 | 30.2 |
| Business services | 2,251 | 8.5 | 2,066 | 8.2 | 2,262 | 8.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,174 | 4.4 | 1,144 | 4.5 | 1,117 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 26,554 | 100.0 | 25,166 | 100.0 | 26,249 | 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 | ||||||