City of Salisbury
Industry composition
In 2019, the Goods related sector accounted for 48.8% of employment in the City of Salisbury. The importance of this sector has declined over the last 10 years (51.6% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of the 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 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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Goods related | 26,451 | 48.8 | 24,389 | 48.5 | 25,248 | 51.6 | 23200 | 1202.7122 |
| Household services | 14,703 | 27.1 | 13,499 | 26.8 | 11,977 | 24.5 | 23300 | 2726.3482 |
| Public administration and safety | 7,042 | 13.0 | 6,450 | 12.8 | 6,007 | 12.3 | 23500 | 1035.1162 |
| Business services | 5,092 | 9.4 | 5,021 | 10.0 | 5,215 | 10.6 | 23400 | -122.9216 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 674 | 1.2 | 558 | 1.1 | 394 | 0.8 | 23000 | 280.0286 |
| Mining | 259 | 0.5 | 374 | 0.7 | 127 | 0.3 | 23100 | 131.3658 |
| Total Industries | 54,221 | 100.0 | 50,291 | 100.0 | 48,968 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2016-17 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