Understanding the economic role of City of Joondalup 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 Joondalup'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 Joondalup | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 124 | 0.2 | 129 | 0.2 | 71 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 301 | 0.5 | 174 | 0.3 | 110 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 15,536 | 26.5 | 15,203 | 28.6 | 15,149 | 32.2 |
| Household services | 32,883 | 56.2 | 28,082 | 52.9 | 23,062 | 49.0 |
| Business services | 6,415 | 11.0 | 6,382 | 12.0 | 6,401 | 13.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 3,289 | 5.6 | 3,113 | 5.9 | 2,261 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 58,549 | 100.0 | 53,084 | 100.0 | 47,053 | 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 | ||||||