Understanding the economic role of City of Subiaco 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 Subiaco'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 Subiaco | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 32 | 0.1 | 116 | 0.5 | 74 | 0.3 |
| Mining | 2,340 | 9.5 | 1,711 | 7.2 | 1,746 | 7.4 |
| Goods related | 3,714 | 15.1 | 3,283 | 13.8 | 3,438 | 14.6 |
| Household services | 10,293 | 41.8 | 9,848 | 41.4 | 9,043 | 38.4 |
| Business services | 7,722 | 31.3 | 7,996 | 33.6 | 8,471 | 36.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 542 | 2.2 | 863 | 3.6 | 755 | 3.2 |
| Total Industries | 24,642 | 100.0 | 23,817 | 100.0 | 23,528 | 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 | ||||||