Mid Murray Council area
Industry composition
In 2017, the Goods related sector accounted for 30.2% of employment in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (33.4% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region 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 the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region'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.
| Employment composition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Murray Council area | 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Goods related | 737 | 30.2 | 871 | 35.8 | 887 | 33.4 | 23200 | -149.8641 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 647 | 26.5 | 594 | 24.4 | 770 | 28.9 | 23000 | -122.3085 |
| Household services | 617 | 25.3 | 594 | 24.4 | 630 | 23.7 | 23300 | -12.3213 |
| Business services | 246 | 10.1 | 188 | 7.7 | 194 | 7.3 | 23400 | 51.9858 |
| Public administration and safety | 195 | 8.0 | 179 | 7.3 | 179 | 6.7 | 23500 | 15.6429 |
| Mining | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 23100 | -0.0506 |
| Total Industries | 2,444 | 100.0 | 2,432 | 100.0 | 2,660 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2016. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2015-16 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