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 | ||||||
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City of Salisbury | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 557 | 0.9 | 623 | 1.2 | 445 | 0.9 |
Mining | 142 | 0.2 | 289 | 0.5 | 212 | 0.4 |
Goods related | 29,863 | 48.2 | 26,670 | 49.9 | 25,811 | 50.5 |
Household services | 17,276 | 27.9 | 14,224 | 26.6 | 12,949 | 25.3 |
Business services | 7,107 | 11.5 | 5,416 | 10.1 | 5,150 | 10.1 |
Public administration and safety | 7,049 | 11.4 | 6,189 | 11.6 | 6,566 | 12.8 |
Total Industries | 61,994 | 100.0 | 53,412 | 100.0 | 51,134 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 |