Understanding the economic role of RDA South Australia 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 RDA South Australia'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA South Australia | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 34,542 | 3.6 | 35,690 | 4.2 | 33,216 | 4.1 |
| Mining | 16,294 | 1.7 | 12,242 | 1.4 | 11,565 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 328,912 | 34.3 | 308,521 | 36.3 | 313,080 | 38.7 |
| Household services | 367,451 | 38.3 | 305,900 | 36.0 | 268,796 | 33.3 |
| Business services | 150,069 | 15.6 | 129,781 | 15.3 | 125,100 | 15.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 62,858 | 6.5 | 57,445 | 6.8 | 56,612 | 7.0 |
| Total Industries | 960,125 | 100.0 | 849,579 | 100.0 | 808,369 | 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 | ||||||