Understanding the economic role of City of Armadale 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 Armadale'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 Armadale | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 336 | 1.2 | 375 | 1.8 | 331 | 2.0 |
| Mining | 331 | 1.2 | 142 | 0.7 | 47 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 9,251 | 33.1 | 7,535 | 35.3 | 6,783 | 40.9 |
| Household services | 14,357 | 51.3 | 9,980 | 46.8 | 6,952 | 41.9 |
| Business services | 2,391 | 8.5 | 1,965 | 9.2 | 1,628 | 9.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,303 | 4.7 | 1,321 | 6.2 | 841 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 27,969 | 100.0 | 21,318 | 100.0 | 16,583 | 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 | ||||||