Understanding the economic role of RDA Kimberley 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 Broome'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 298 | 3.3 | 362 | 4.4 | 249 | 3.2 |
| Mining | 121 | 1.3 | 92 | 1.1 | 94 | 1.2 |
| Goods related | 2,612 | 28.6 | 2,502 | 30.4 | 2,829 | 36.6 |
| Household services | 4,476 | 49.0 | 3,816 | 46.3 | 3,102 | 40.1 |
| Business services | 918 | 10.0 | 826 | 10.0 | 834 | 10.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 714 | 7.8 | 641 | 7.8 | 619 | 8.0 |
| Total Industries | 9,139 | 100.0 | 8,240 | 100.0 | 7,727 | 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 | ||||||