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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,048 | 1.3 | 1,113 | 1.6 | 976 | 1.4 |
| Mining | 3,786 | 4.5 | 2,609 | 3.8 | 1,521 | 2.2 |
| Goods related | 38,994 | 46.8 | 32,251 | 47.2 | 34,623 | 50.5 |
| Household services | 26,274 | 31.5 | 20,429 | 29.9 | 18,696 | 27.3 |
| Business services | 8,010 | 9.6 | 7,203 | 10.5 | 7,484 | 10.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,198 | 6.2 | 4,699 | 6.9 | 5,212 | 7.6 |
| Total Industries | 83,310 | 100.0 | 68,303 | 100.0 | 68,512 | 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 | ||||||