Mid Murray Council area
Industry composition
In 2018, the Goods related sector accounted for 29.6% of employment in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (33.3% 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 | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Goods related | 735 | 29.6 | 808 | 33.5 | 868 | 33.3 | 23200 | -132.7650 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 679 | 27.3 | 613 | 25.4 | 745 | 28.6 | 23000 | -65.8349 |
| Household services | 639 | 25.7 | 606 | 25.1 | 630 | 24.2 | 23300 | 8.9457 |
| Business services | 237 | 9.5 | 199 | 8.2 | 180 | 6.9 | 23400 | 56.3250 |
| Public administration and safety | 196 | 7.9 | 184 | 7.6 | 179 | 6.9 | 23500 | 16.8307 |
| Mining | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 23100 | -0.7354 |
| Total Industries | 2,487 | 100.0 | 2,414 | 100.0 | 2,604 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), 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