Understanding the economic role of Fairfield City 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 Fairfield City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 459 | 0.7 | 329 | 0.5 | 255 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 118 | 0.2 | 67 | 0.1 | 69 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 36,112 | 51.5 | 36,353 | 52.2 | 34,559 | 55.6 |
| Household services | 24,065 | 34.3 | 23,184 | 33.3 | 19,157 | 30.8 |
| Business services | 6,819 | 9.7 | 7,171 | 10.3 | 5,643 | 9.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,541 | 3.6 | 2,593 | 3.7 | 2,439 | 3.9 |
| Total Industries | 70,113 | 100.0 | 69,698 | 100.0 | 62,122 | 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 | ||||||