In 2019, the Agriculture, forestry and fishing sector accounted for 43.2% of employment in Southern Mallee District Council. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (45.7% 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 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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 480 | 43.2 | 502 | 45.3 | 567 | 45.7 |
| Mining | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 268 | 24.2 | 241 | 21.8 | 283 | 22.8 |
| Household services | 248 | 22.3 | 264 | 23.8 | 285 | 23.0 |
| Business services | 66 | 6.0 | 63 | 5.7 | 68 | 5.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 47 | 4.2 | 38 | 3.5 | 37 | 3.0 |
| Total Industries | 1,110 | 100.0 | 1,109 | 100.0 | 1,240 | 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 | ||||||