Understanding the economic role of RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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 Murraylands and Riverland 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 Murraylands and Riverland region | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6,585 | 20.6 | 6,398 | 20.5 | 6,303 | 20.8 |
| Mining | 84 | 0.3 | 87 | 0.3 | 68 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 10,383 | 32.4 | 10,949 | 35.1 | 10,834 | 35.8 |
| Household services | 10,611 | 33.2 | 9,368 | 30.1 | 8,963 | 29.6 |
| Business services | 2,765 | 8.6 | 2,791 | 9.0 | 2,655 | 8.8 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,580 | 4.9 | 1,566 | 5.0 | 1,480 | 4.9 |
| Total Industries | 32,007 | 100.0 | 31,159 | 100.0 | 30,303 | 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 | ||||||