Understanding the economic role of City of Kalamunda 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 Kalamunda'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 Kalamunda | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 250 | 1.2 | 324 | 1.8 | 271 | 1.6 |
| Mining | 752 | 3.5 | 376 | 2.1 | 395 | 2.3 |
| Goods related | 11,040 | 51.2 | 8,668 | 48.5 | 9,201 | 54.2 |
| Household services | 7,120 | 33.0 | 6,063 | 33.9 | 4,897 | 28.8 |
| Business services | 1,969 | 9.1 | 1,859 | 10.4 | 1,682 | 9.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 444 | 2.1 | 570 | 3.2 | 543 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 21,575 | 100.0 | 17,861 | 100.0 | 16,988 | 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 | ||||||