Understanding the economic role of Shire of East Pilbara 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 Shire of East Pilbara'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire of East Pilbara | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 96 | 0.4 | 123 | 0.7 | 73 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 17,819 | 73.1 | 14,022 | 78.0 | 12,162 | 70.2 |
| Goods related | 3,807 | 15.6 | 1,349 | 7.5 | 2,484 | 14.3 |
| Household services | 1,458 | 6.0 | 1,383 | 7.7 | 1,556 | 9.0 |
| Business services | 1,009 | 4.1 | 889 | 4.9 | 867 | 5.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 178 | 0.7 | 208 | 1.2 | 173 | 1.0 |
| Total Industries | 24,367 | 100.0 | 17,973 | 100.0 | 17,314 | 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 | ||||||