Perth Inner City Region

Industry composition

In 2024, the Business services sector accounted for 34.3% of employment in Perth Inner City Region. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (32.3% in 2014).

Understanding the economic role of Perth Inner City Region 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 Perth Inner City Region'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.

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Employment composition
Perth Inner City Region202420192014
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing3430.15670.23630.1
Mining36,85310.530,07910.426,1289.1
Goods related52,13114.949,73617.247,41716.6
Household services106,43830.486,33829.891,19731.9
Business services120,18434.390,72331.492,52632.3
Public administration and safety33,9999.731,93811.028,55010.0
Total Industries349,948100.0289,380100.0286,181100.0

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.

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Perth Inner City Region

economic profile