Understanding the economic role of RDA Kimberley 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 Kimberley'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 Kimberley | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 912 | 5.5 | 1,198 | 7.5 | 918 | 4.9 |
| Mining | 1,015 | 6.1 | 911 | 5.7 | 2,696 | 14.5 |
| Goods related | 4,221 | 25.6 | 3,841 | 24.0 | 5,349 | 28.8 |
| Household services | 7,690 | 46.6 | 7,222 | 45.2 | 6,500 | 35.0 |
| Business services | 1,325 | 8.0 | 1,333 | 8.3 | 1,611 | 8.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,349 | 8.2 | 1,483 | 9.3 | 1,519 | 8.2 |
| Total Industries | 16,512 | 100.0 | 15,988 | 100.0 | 18,593 | 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 | ||||||