Understanding the economic role of City of Wanneroo 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 Wanneroo'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 Wanneroo | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,136 | 1.8 | 1,125 | 2.1 | 951 | 2.2 |
| Mining | 1,632 | 2.5 | 855 | 1.6 | 610 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 30,868 | 48.0 | 26,741 | 49.7 | 23,546 | 54.5 |
| Household services | 22,850 | 35.5 | 18,269 | 33.9 | 12,599 | 29.2 |
| Business services | 6,024 | 9.4 | 5,260 | 9.8 | 4,058 | 9.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,856 | 2.9 | 1,608 | 3.0 | 1,431 | 3.3 |
| Total Industries | 64,366 | 100.0 | 53,859 | 100.0 | 43,195 | 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 | ||||||