Understanding the economic role of City of Cockburn 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 Cockburn'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 Cockburn | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,154 | 1.8 | 478 | 0.9 | 302 | 0.7 |
| Mining | 2,929 | 4.5 | 1,785 | 3.2 | 823 | 2.0 |
| Goods related | 33,800 | 52.2 | 31,159 | 56.7 | 26,312 | 63.9 |
| Household services | 17,968 | 27.7 | 13,699 | 24.9 | 8,299 | 20.1 |
| Business services | 6,532 | 10.1 | 5,597 | 10.2 | 4,300 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,380 | 3.7 | 2,255 | 4.1 | 1,163 | 2.8 |
| Total Industries | 64,763 | 100.0 | 54,973 | 100.0 | 41,199 | 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 | ||||||