Understanding the economic role of City of Gosnells 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 Gosnells'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 Gosnells | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 120 | 0.4 | 155 | 0.5 | 156 | 0.6 |
| Mining | 984 | 2.9 | 604 | 2.1 | 371 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 13,781 | 40.1 | 11,621 | 39.9 | 12,166 | 45.9 |
| Household services | 14,068 | 41.0 | 11,429 | 39.2 | 8,904 | 33.6 |
| Business services | 3,173 | 9.2 | 3,060 | 10.5 | 3,047 | 11.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,209 | 6.4 | 2,270 | 7.8 | 1,857 | 7.0 |
| Total Industries | 34,336 | 100.0 | 29,140 | 100.0 | 26,501 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. 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 | ||||||