Understanding the economic role of City of Salisbury 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 Salisbury'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 Salisbury | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 799 | 1.5 | 632 | 1.2 | 384 | 0.8 |
| Mining | 393 | 0.7 | 292 | 0.6 | 132 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 25,682 | 47.6 | 25,218 | 48.6 | 25,773 | 50.9 |
| Household services | 15,079 | 27.9 | 14,197 | 27.4 | 12,621 | 24.9 |
| Business services | 5,276 | 9.8 | 5,054 | 9.7 | 5,356 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,724 | 12.5 | 6,513 | 12.5 | 6,410 | 12.6 |
| Total Industries | 53,954 | 100.0 | 51,905 | 100.0 | 50,677 | 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 | ||||||