Understanding the economic role of City of Playford 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 Playford'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 Playford | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3,140 | 8.8 | 1,985 | 7.0 | 1,374 | 5.2 |
| Mining | 251 | 0.7 | 109 | 0.4 | 169 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 10,845 | 30.3 | 9,839 | 34.6 | 11,996 | 45.3 |
| Household services | 17,392 | 48.6 | 12,789 | 45.0 | 9,785 | 36.9 |
| Business services | 2,462 | 6.9 | 2,170 | 7.6 | 1,925 | 7.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,710 | 4.8 | 1,525 | 5.4 | 1,262 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 35,801 | 100.0 | 28,417 | 100.0 | 26,511 | 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 | ||||||