Understanding the economic role of City of Wanneroo 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 Wanneroo'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 Wanneroo | 2024 | 2019 | 2014 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,065 | 1.6 | 1,219 | 2.2 | 951 | 2.2 |
| Mining | 1,689 | 2.5 | 949 | 1.7 | 610 | 1.4 |
| Goods related | 33,015 | 49.5 | 26,586 | 48.1 | 23,543 | 54.5 |
| Household services | 23,151 | 34.7 | 19,170 | 34.6 | 12,597 | 29.2 |
| Business services | 5,971 | 8.9 | 5,559 | 10.0 | 4,058 | 9.4 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,865 | 2.8 | 1,843 | 3.3 | 1,431 | 3.3 |
| Total Industries | 66,756 | 100.0 | 55,325 | 100.0 | 43,190 | 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 | ||||||