In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 38.3% of employment in Renmark Paringa Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (36.0% 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 Renmark Paringa 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renmark Paringa Council area | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 977 | 21.2 | 928 | 23.3 | 1,042 | 25.0 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 1,764 | 38.3 | 1,447 | 36.3 | 1,499 | 36.0 |
| Household services | 1,270 | 27.5 | 1,066 | 26.8 | 997 | 23.9 |
| Business services | 503 | 10.9 | 460 | 11.5 | 556 | 13.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 96 | 2.1 | 81 | 2.0 | 68 | 1.6 |
| Total Industries | 4,611 | 100.0 | 3,984 | 100.0 | 4,170 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts. 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 | ||||||