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 Regional RDAs'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional RDAs | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 29,581 | 13.4 | 29,633 | 14.8 | 29,120 | 14.6 |
| Mining | 10,037 | 4.6 | 7,170 | 3.6 | 7,309 | 3.7 |
| Goods related | 77,225 | 35.0 | 71,712 | 35.7 | 74,344 | 37.3 |
| Household services | 74,709 | 33.9 | 64,720 | 32.2 | 61,419 | 30.8 |
| Business services | 19,851 | 9.0 | 18,803 | 9.4 | 18,514 | 9.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 9,070 | 4.1 | 8,851 | 4.4 | 8,624 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 220,473 | 100.0 | 200,890 | 100.0 | 199,330 | 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 | ||||||