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 Southern Mallee District Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Mallee District Council | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 452 | 43.2 | 551 | 50.0 | 495 | 42.9 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 267 | 25.5 | 219 | 19.9 | 286 | 24.8 |
| Household services | 235 | 22.4 | 250 | 22.7 | 283 | 24.5 |
| Business services | 50 | 4.7 | 41 | 3.7 | 55 | 4.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 45 | 4.3 | 41 | 3.7 | 35 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 1,047 | 100.0 | 1,102 | 100.0 | 1,154 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. 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 | ||||||