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 | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 423 | 8.4 | 532 | 11.0 | 585 | 11.5 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 1,793 | 35.6 | 1,636 | 34.0 | 1,849 | 36.2 |
| Household services | 1,891 | 37.6 | 1,845 | 38.3 | 1,825 | 35.8 |
| Business services | 560 | 11.1 | 458 | 9.5 | 495 | 9.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 365 | 7.3 | 343 | 7.1 | 348 | 6.8 |
| Total Industries | 5,033 | 100.0 | 4,814 | 100.0 | 5,102 | 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 | ||||||