Understanding the economic role of The Parks 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 Western Parkland City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Parkland City | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6,247 | 1.3 | 4,951 | 1.2 | 4,096 | 1.2 |
| Mining | 2,157 | 0.5 | 2,522 | 0.6 | 2,596 | 0.8 |
| Goods related | 211,041 | 44.4 | 188,710 | 46.6 | 153,886 | 46.5 |
| Household services | 177,128 | 37.3 | 143,792 | 35.5 | 114,186 | 34.5 |
| Business services | 48,192 | 10.1 | 41,566 | 10.3 | 34,345 | 10.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 30,349 | 6.4 | 23,160 | 5.7 | 21,667 | 6.6 |
| Total Industries | 475,114 | 100.0 | 404,700 | 100.0 | 330,775 | 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 | ||||||