Understanding the economic role of City of Onkaparinga 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 Onkaparinga'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 Onkaparinga | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 972 | 1.9 | 1,045 | 2.3 | 1,035 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 280 | 0.5 | 327 | 0.7 | 218 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 20,304 | 39.6 | 18,899 | 41.1 | 19,756 | 45.4 |
| Household services | 21,825 | 42.5 | 18,960 | 41.2 | 16,540 | 38.0 |
| Business services | 5,997 | 11.7 | 5,027 | 10.9 | 4,320 | 9.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,944 | 3.8 | 1,717 | 3.7 | 1,612 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 51,323 | 100.0 | 45,975 | 100.0 | 43,481 | 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 | ||||||