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 Renmark Paringa 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renmark Paringa Council area | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,055 | 23.6 | 853 | 20.4 | 931 | 23.1 |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goods related | 1,543 | 34.5 | 1,596 | 38.2 | 1,413 | 35.1 |
| Household services | 1,322 | 29.6 | 1,142 | 27.3 | 1,117 | 27.8 |
| Business services | 445 | 10.0 | 503 | 12.0 | 487 | 12.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 107 | 2.4 | 86 | 2.1 | 75 | 1.9 |
| Total Industries | 4,472 | 100.0 | 4,180 | 100.0 | 4,023 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 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 | ||||||