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 | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 985 | 1.8 | 1,108 | 2.1 | 1,105 | 2.7 |
| Mining | 958 | 1.7 | 740 | 1.4 | 505 | 1.2 |
| Goods related | 25,488 | 45.8 | 27,305 | 51.0 | 23,270 | 56.2 |
| Household services | 20,829 | 37.5 | 17,622 | 32.9 | 11,460 | 27.7 |
| Business services | 5,521 | 9.9 | 5,135 | 9.6 | 3,735 | 9.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,824 | 3.3 | 1,609 | 3.0 | 1,343 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 55,605 | 100.0 | 53,518 | 100.0 | 41,418 | 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 | ||||||