Understanding the economic role of City of Rockingham 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 Rockingham'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 Rockingham | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 237 | 0.5 | 346 | 1.0 | 350 | 1.1 |
| Mining | 398 | 0.9 | 234 | 0.6 | 190 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 14,680 | 33.3 | 11,422 | 31.5 | 10,979 | 35.9 |
| Household services | 20,475 | 46.5 | 16,746 | 46.2 | 12,239 | 40.0 |
| Business services | 3,695 | 8.4 | 3,337 | 9.2 | 3,017 | 9.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 4,591 | 10.4 | 4,128 | 11.4 | 3,797 | 12.4 |
| Total Industries | 44,076 | 100.0 | 36,213 | 100.0 | 30,572 | 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 | ||||||