Understanding the economic role of City of Salisbury 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 Salisbury'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 Salisbury | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 521 | 0.8 | 690 | 1.2 | 446 | 0.9 |
| Mining | 158 | 0.2 | 219 | 0.4 | 217 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 32,329 | 48.9 | 27,696 | 49.1 | 25,900 | 50.6 |
| Household services | 18,982 | 28.7 | 15,470 | 27.4 | 12,936 | 25.3 |
| Business services | 7,197 | 10.9 | 5,769 | 10.2 | 5,176 | 10.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,991 | 10.6 | 6,608 | 11.7 | 6,547 | 12.8 |
| Total Industries | 66,179 | 100.0 | 56,452 | 100.0 | 51,222 | 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 | ||||||