Understanding the economic role of City of Rockingham 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 City of Rockingham'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rockingham | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 329 | 0.9 | 357 | 1.0 | 360 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 262 | 0.7 | 161 | 0.5 | 165 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 11,130 | 31.5 | 11,486 | 33.0 | 10,908 | 37.1 |
| Household services | 15,774 | 44.6 | 15,488 | 44.5 | 11,357 | 38.6 |
| Business services | 3,037 | 8.6 | 3,254 | 9.3 | 2,896 | 9.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,848 | 13.7 | 4,070 | 11.7 | 3,747 | 12.7 |
| Total Industries | 35,380 | 100.0 | 34,815 | 100.0 | 29,434 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2018-19 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 | ||||||