In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 44.8% of employment in Rural City of Murray Bridge. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (45.4% in 2009)
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 Rural City of Murray Bridge'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 | ||||||
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Rural City of Murray Bridge | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,025 | 9.6 | 940 | 10.0 | 842 | 9.2 |
Mining | 47 | 0.4 | 41 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.4 |
Goods related | 4,808 | 44.8 | 4,062 | 43.1 | 4,148 | 45.4 |
Household services | 3,250 | 30.3 | 2,904 | 30.8 | 2,658 | 29.1 |
Business services | 851 | 7.9 | 847 | 9.0 | 837 | 9.2 |
Public administration and safety | 748 | 7.0 | 641 | 6.8 | 623 | 6.8 |
Total Industries | 10,730 | 100.0 | 9,435 | 100.0 | 9,140 | 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 |