Understanding the economic role of City of Swan 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 Swan'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 Swan | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,019 | 1.2 | 1,222 | 1.7 | 975 | 1.4 |
| Mining | 3,764 | 4.3 | 2,352 | 3.4 | 1,521 | 2.2 |
| Goods related | 41,906 | 47.9 | 32,917 | 46.9 | 34,628 | 50.5 |
| Household services | 27,276 | 31.2 | 21,240 | 30.3 | 18,695 | 27.3 |
| Business services | 8,388 | 9.6 | 7,309 | 10.4 | 7,484 | 10.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 5,097 | 5.8 | 5,101 | 7.3 | 5,211 | 7.6 |
| Total Industries | 87,450 | 100.0 | 70,141 | 100.0 | 68,515 | 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 | ||||||