Understanding the economic role of Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale 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 Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 549 | 7.2 | 557 | 10.1 | 493 | 12.1 |
| Mining | 123 | 1.6 | 113 | 2.0 | 49 | 1.2 |
| Goods related | 2,710 | 35.5 | 2,125 | 38.4 | 1,683 | 41.2 |
| Household services | 3,117 | 40.8 | 1,950 | 35.2 | 1,206 | 29.5 |
| Business services | 661 | 8.7 | 460 | 8.3 | 351 | 8.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 483 | 6.3 | 330 | 6.0 | 301 | 7.4 |
| Total Industries | 7,644 | 100.0 | 5,535 | 100.0 | 4,083 | 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 | ||||||