Understanding the economic role of RDA South Australia 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 RDA South Australia'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA South Australia | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 35,438 | 3.8 | 34,254 | 4.2 | 33,215 | 4.1 |
| Mining | 14,536 | 1.5 | 11,398 | 1.4 | 11,562 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 325,257 | 34.5 | 300,012 | 36.6 | 313,043 | 38.7 |
| Household services | 354,247 | 37.5 | 290,105 | 35.4 | 268,792 | 33.3 |
| Business services | 151,408 | 16.0 | 126,163 | 15.4 | 125,089 | 15.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 63,237 | 6.7 | 57,018 | 7.0 | 56,611 | 7.0 |
| Total Industries | 944,122 | 100.0 | 818,950 | 100.0 | 808,312 | 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 | ||||||