City of South Perth

Industry composition

In 2022, the Household services sector accounted for 49.5% of employment in City of South Perth. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (42.6% in 2012)

Understanding the economic role of City of South Perth 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 South Perth'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.

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Employment composition
City of South Perth202220172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing910.51310.91090.8
Mining6914.23982.75183.6
Goods related2,47815.02,10214.32,55617.7
Household services8,20449.57,59751.76,15842.6
Business services3,60821.83,39323.13,60224.9
Public administration and safety1,4899.01,0657.31,50610.4
Total Industries16,560100.014,688100.014,449100.0

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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.

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City of South Perth

economic profile