Understanding the economic role of City of Swan 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 Swan'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 Swan | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 962 | 1.4 | 1,027 | 1.5 | 1,119 | 1.7 |
| Mining | 2,997 | 4.3 | 2,525 | 3.7 | 1,222 | 1.9 |
| Goods related | 31,627 | 45.1 | 32,445 | 47.2 | 33,588 | 51.0 |
| Household services | 23,504 | 33.6 | 20,409 | 29.7 | 17,796 | 27.0 |
| Business services | 5,928 | 8.5 | 7,217 | 10.5 | 7,104 | 10.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,037 | 7.2 | 5,073 | 7.4 | 5,041 | 7.7 |
| Total Industries | 70,055 | 100.0 | 68,696 | 100.0 | 65,871 | 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 | ||||||