Understanding the economic role of City of Perth 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 Perth'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 Perth | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 209 | 0.1 | 284 | 0.1 | 175 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 32,894 | 13.6 | 27,318 | 14.4 | 23,195 | 12.1 |
| Goods related | 28,504 | 11.8 | 26,965 | 14.2 | 24,534 | 12.7 |
| Household services | 55,100 | 22.8 | 41,368 | 21.7 | 52,537 | 27.3 |
| Business services | 95,366 | 39.5 | 67,563 | 35.5 | 68,645 | 35.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 29,558 | 12.2 | 26,824 | 14.1 | 23,359 | 12.1 |
| Total Industries | 241,630 | 100.0 | 190,322 | 100.0 | 192,445 | 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 | ||||||