Understanding the economic role of RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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 Berri Barmera Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berri Barmera Council area | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 516 | 9.8 | 510 | 10.7 | 687 | 12.8 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 1,868 | 35.6 | 1,615 | 34.0 | 2,004 | 37.3 |
| Household services | 1,978 | 37.7 | 1,798 | 37.9 | 1,842 | 34.3 |
| Business services | 514 | 9.8 | 467 | 9.8 | 497 | 9.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 368 | 7.0 | 356 | 7.5 | 341 | 6.3 |
| Total Industries | 5,245 | 100.0 | 4,745 | 100.0 | 5,372 | 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 | ||||||