Understanding the economic role of City of Fremantle 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 Fremantle'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 Fremantle | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 242 | 0.7 | 361 | 1.2 | 189 | 0.6 |
| Mining | 355 | 1.1 | 297 | 1.0 | 269 | 0.9 |
| Goods related | 11,819 | 35.5 | 11,608 | 38.5 | 12,813 | 42.0 |
| Household services | 14,870 | 44.7 | 12,246 | 40.7 | 11,982 | 39.3 |
| Business services | 4,144 | 12.5 | 3,562 | 11.8 | 3,493 | 11.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,816 | 5.5 | 2,043 | 6.8 | 1,766 | 5.8 |
| Total Industries | 33,247 | 100.0 | 30,116 | 100.0 | 30,512 | 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 | ||||||