Understanding the economic role of City of Canning 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 Canning'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 Canning | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 336 | 0.4 | 400 | 0.6 | 171 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 5,117 | 6.8 | 2,991 | 4.3 | 2,111 | 3.1 |
| Goods related | 40,368 | 53.3 | 40,463 | 57.5 | 43,284 | 62.6 |
| Household services | 19,984 | 26.4 | 16,449 | 23.4 | 13,569 | 19.6 |
| Business services | 7,504 | 9.9 | 7,054 | 10.0 | 7,347 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,382 | 3.1 | 2,958 | 4.2 | 2,697 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 75,690 | 100.0 | 70,314 | 100.0 | 69,179 | 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 | ||||||