Understanding the economic role of RDA Eyre Peninsula Region 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 RDA Eyre Peninsula Region'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.
Current area:
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Eyre Peninsula Region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,852 | 10.6 | 4,543 | 17.8 | 4,140 | 16.0 |
| Mining | 2,275 | 8.5 | 907 | 3.6 | 816 | 3.1 |
| Goods related | 9,142 | 34.1 | 8,719 | 34.2 | 9,754 | 37.6 |
| Household services | 9,282 | 34.6 | 8,204 | 32.2 | 7,893 | 30.4 |
| Business services | 2,111 | 7.9 | 1,990 | 7.8 | 2,233 | 8.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,133 | 4.2 | 1,105 | 4.3 | 1,114 | 4.3 |
| Total Industries | 26,796 | 100.0 | 25,466 | 100.0 | 25,950 | 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 | ||||||