National economic indicators series

The National Economic Indicators Series is a set of key economic measures for every Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia. The series is drawn from National Economics (NIEIR) modeling and other relevant data sources and is updated annually.

The indicators provide a snapshot of each local economy at a point in time, showing how it contributes to the broader State economy and how it is performing in relation to other areas.

Please note that the Local Government Areas listed here relate to boundaries which were current at June 2016, just prior to the 2016 Census, and used in the Census. Any changes since that time will not be reflected. As a consequence, the figures may not match exactly those used in other .id sites, which have been adjusted to reflect post-Census changes.

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National economic indicators for local government areas, 2010/2011
Rank Local Govt. Area Gross Regional Product (GRP)(1) Local jobs(1) Worker productivity(1) (GRP/worker) Unemploy- ment(2) Businesses(3) Population (ERP)(4) Building approvals(5)
$m State % Number State % $ Rate Number State % Number State % $000 State %
1 Albany 1,675 s 0.70% d 14,988 s 1.13% d 111,786 s 5.75% u -- s % s 34,873 s 1.36% d -- s % s
1 Armadale 1,802 s 0.75% d 16,102 s 1.21% d 111,934 s 8.20% u -- s % s 65,395 s 2.56% d -- s % s
1 Ashburton 5,937 s 2.48% d 12,688 s 0.95% d 467,925 s 0.92% d -- s % s 10,227 s 0.40% d -- s % s
1 Augusta-Margaret River 662 s 0.28% d 5,690 s 0.43% d 116,441 s 3.23% d -- s % s 12,228 s 0.48% d -- s % s
1 Bassendean 954 s 0.40% d 7,505 s 0.56% d 127,114 s 7.06% u -- s % s 15,179 s 0.59% d -- s % s
1 Bayswater 3,214 s 1.34% d 27,858 s 2.09% d 115,386 s 5.42% u -- s % s 66,840 s 2.62% d -- s % s
1 Belmont 6,384 s 2.67% d 45,053 s 3.38% d 141,697 s 6.08% u -- s % s 37,358 s 1.46% d -- s % s
1 Beverley 72 s 0.03% d 622 s 0.05% d 116,551 s 6.24% u -- s % s 1,604 s 0.06% d -- s % s
1 Boddington 928 s 0.39% d 2,986 s 0.22% d 310,964 s 3.98% u -- s % s 2,247 s 0.09% d -- s % s
1 Boyup Brook 81 s 0.03% d 723 s 0.05% d 112,873 s 4.38% d -- s % s 1,617 s 0.06% d -- s % s
1 Bridgetown-Greenbushes 255 s 0.11% d 1,957 s 0.15% d 130,764 s 4.41% d -- s % s 4,421 s 0.17% d -- s % s
1 Brookton 55 s 0.02% d 454 s 0.03% d 122,725 s 7.73% u -- s % s 969 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Broome 1,100 s 0.46% d 7,624 s 0.57% d 144,358 s 8.30% u -- s % s 15,737 s 0.62% d -- s % s
1 Broomehill-Tambellup 59 s 0.02% d 435 s 0.03% d 136,263 s 5.12% u -- s % s 1,178 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Bruce Rock 54 s 0.02% d 462 s 0.03% d 117,013 s 5.66% u -- s % s 1,002 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Bunbury 2,801 s 1.17% d 24,693 s 1.86% d 113,458 s 6.76% d -- s % s 32,580 s 1.27% d -- s % s
1 Busselton 1,510 s 0.63% d 13,077 s 0.98% d 115,509 s 3.93% d -- s % s 31,523 s 1.23% d -- s % s
1 Cambridge 1,788 s 0.75% d 12,586 s 0.95% d 142,085 s 2.57% d -- s % s 26,730 s 1.05% d -- s % s
1 Canning 8,411 s 3.51% d 66,637 s 5.01% d 126,224 s 4.21% u -- s % s 90,736 s 3.55% d -- s % s
1 Capel 510 s 0.21% d 2,768 s 0.21% d 184,580 s 3.19% d -- s % s 15,059 s 0.59% d -- s % s
1 Carnamah 60 s 0.03% d 425 s 0.03% d 141,782 s 5.07% u -- s % s 554 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Carnarvon 369 s 0.15% d 2,780 s 0.21% d 132,970 s 10.62% u -- s % s 6,076 s 0.24% d -- s % s
1 Chapman Valley 54 s 0.02% d 351 s 0.03% d 155,426 s 5.48% u -- s % s 1,198 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Chittering 250 s 0.10% d 1,588 s 0.12% d 157,609 s 2.45% u -- s % s 4,533 s 0.18% d -- s % s
1 Claremont 945 s 0.39% d 7,048 s 0.53% d 134,109 s 2.58% d -- s % s 9,924 s 0.39% d -- s % s
1 Cockburn 5,425 s 2.27% d 37,929 s 2.85% d 143,031 s 5.52% u -- s % s 95,036 s 3.72% d -- s % s
1 Collie 2,008 s 0.84% d 9,032 s 0.68% d 222,354 s 8.12% u -- s % s 9,343 s 0.37% d -- s % s
1 Coolgardie 884 s 0.37% d 3,049 s 0.23% d 290,075 s 7.88% u -- s % s 4,138 s 0.16% d -- s % s
1 Coorow 62 s 0.03% d 422 s 0.03% d 147,815 s 5.20% u -- s % s 1,091 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Corrigin 83 s 0.03% d 615 s 0.05% d 135,151 s 7.74% u -- s % s 1,104 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Cottesloe 589 s 0.25% d 3,066 s 0.23% d 192,347 s 1.35% d -- s % s 8,236 s 0.32% d -- s % s
1 Cranbrook 82 s 0.03% d 561 s 0.04% d 146,763 s 5.05% u -- s % s 1,110 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Cuballing 34 s 0.01% d 272 s 0.02% d 126,785 s 4.05% u -- s % s 891 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 Cue 35 s 0.01% d 169 s 0.01% d 207,819 s 13.43% u -- s % s 279 s 0.01% d -- s % s
1 Cunderdin 76 s 0.03% d 629 s 0.05% d 121,885 s 8.06% u -- s % s 1,347 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Dalwallinu 112 s 0.05% d 837 s 0.06% d 134,592 s 4.81% u -- s % s 1,303 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Dandaragan 263 s 0.11% d 1,665 s 0.13% d 158,507 s 4.52% u -- s % s 3,292 s 0.13% d -- s % s
1 Dardanup 374 s 0.16% d 2,960 s 0.22% d 126,359 s 2.95% u -- s % s 12,852 s 0.50% d -- s % s
1 Denmark 224 s 0.09% d 2,040 s 0.15% d 109,953 s 5.49% u -- s % s 5,373 s 0.21% d -- s % s
1 Derby-West Kimberley 690 s 0.29% d 3,959 s 0.30% d 174,311 s 25.74% u -- s % s 8,966 s 0.35% d -- s % s
1 Donnybrook-Balingup 195 s 0.08% d 1,759 s 0.13% d 111,068 s 4.01% d -- s % s 5,462 s 0.21% d -- s % s
1 Dowerin 45 s 0.02% d 337 s 0.03% d 136,127 s 6.08% u -- s % s 700 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 Dumbleyung 41 s 0.02% d 351 s 0.03% d 119,341 s 3.36% u -- s % s 626 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Dundas 176 s 0.07% d 743 s 0.06% d 236,912 s 7.78% u -- s % s 1,184 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 East Fremantle 381 s 0.16% d 2,299 s 0.17% d 165,720 s 2.74% u -- s % s 7,443 s 0.29% d -- s % s
1 East Pilbara 4,662 s 1.95% d 14,428 s 1.08% d 323,143 s 4.20% u -- s % s 12,257 s 0.48% d -- s % s
1 Esperance 920 s 0.38% d 6,680 s 0.50% d 137,737 s 4.25% u -- s % s 13,879 s 0.54% d -- s % s
1 Exmouth 232 s 0.10% d 1,431 s 0.11% d 162,200 s 3.97% u -- s % s 2,458 s 0.10% d -- s % s
1 Fremantle 3,920 s 1.64% d 30,490 s 2.29% d 128,584 s 7.16% u -- s % s 28,651 s 1.12% d -- s % s
1 Gingin 286 s 0.12% d 2,006 s 0.15% d 142,917 s 4.50% u -- s % s 4,822 s 0.19% d -- s % s
1 Gnowangerup 99 s 0.04% d 745 s 0.06% d 134,117 s 3.49% u -- s % s 1,307 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Goomalling 46 s 0.02% d 396 s 0.03% d 115,968 s 6.04% u -- s % s 1,017 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Gosnells 3,302 s 1.38% d 25,575 s 1.92% d 129,116 s 7.22% u -- s % s 112,435 s 4.40% d -- s % s
1 Greater Geraldton 2,313 s 0.97% d 17,598 s 1.32% d 131,459 s 6.93% u -- s % s 38,340 s 1.50% d -- s % s
1 Halls Creek 264 s 0.11% d 1,558 s 0.12% d 169,589 s 37.15% u -- s % s 3,893 s 0.15% d -- s % s
1 Harvey 894 s 0.37% d 6,314 s 0.47% d 141,662 s 3.71% d -- s % s 23,878 s 0.93% d -- s % s
1 Irwin 329 s 0.14% d 1,287 s 0.10% d 256,108 s 5.61% u -- s % s 3,672 s 0.14% d -- s % s
1 Jerramungup 91 s 0.04% d 665 s 0.05% d 138,014 s 3.53% u -- s % s 1,091 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Joondalup 5,266 s 2.20% d 45,836 s 3.44% d 114,892 s 4.17% u -- s % s 162,205 s 6.35% d -- s % s
1 Kalamunda 2,131 s 0.89% d 16,892 s 1.27% d 126,149 s 3.85% u -- s % s 56,492 s 2.21% d -- s % s
1 Kalgoorlie/Boulder 2,664 s 1.11% d 15,630 s 1.17% d 170,495 s 4.60% u -- s % s 32,208 s 1.26% d -- s % s
1 Karratha 10,330 s 4.32% d 19,748 s 1.48% d 523,106 s 2.52% u -- s % s 23,634 s 0.92% d -- s % s
1 Katanning 214 s 0.09% d 2,069 s 0.16% d 103,632 s 9.20% u -- s % s 4,290 s 0.17% d -- s % s
1 Kellerberrin 50 s 0.02% d 431 s 0.03% d 117,960 s 7.83% u -- s % s 1,211 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Kent 50 s 0.02% d 305 s 0.02% d 164,705 s 3.45% u -- s % s 529 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Kojonup 123 s 0.05% d 1,049 s 0.08% d 117,899 s 5.01% u -- s % s 2,030 s 0.08% d -- s % s
1 Kondinin 171 s 0.07% d 912 s 0.07% d 187,882 s 3.37% u -- s % s 1,068 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Koorda 30 s 0.01% d 203 s 0.02% d 152,317 s 6.13% u -- s % s 448 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Kulin 53 s 0.02% d 434 s 0.03% d 123,432 s 3.36% u -- s % s 855 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 Kwinana 3,087 s 1.29% d 15,312 s 1.15% d 201,643 s 10.55% u -- s % s 30,697 s 1.20% d -- s % s
1 Lake Grace 131 s 0.05% d 961 s 0.07% d 136,586 s 3.26% u -- s % s 1,405 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Laverton 860 s 0.36% d 2,656 s 0.20% d 323,696 s 18.15% u -- s % s 1,288 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Leonora 1,347 s 0.56% d 4,600 s 0.35% d 292,914 s 18.15% u -- s % s 2,628 s 0.10% d -- s % s
1 Mandurah 2,360 s 0.99% d 20,455 s 1.54% d 115,393 s 10.15% u -- s % s 73,440 s 2.87% d -- s % s
1 Manjimup 444 s 0.19% d 4,656 s 0.35% d 95,543 s 4.65% d -- s % s 9,463 s 0.37% d -- s % s
1 Meekatharra 511 s 0.21% d 1,610 s 0.12% d 317,530 s 13.68% u -- s % s 1,424 s 0.06% d -- s % s
1 Melville 5,381 s 2.25% d 40,023 s 3.01% d 134,467 s 3.11% u -- s % s 102,135 s 4.00% d -- s % s
1 Menzies 54 s 0.02% d 205 s 0.02% d 263,466 s 18.27% u -- s % s 402 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Merredin 202 s 0.08% d 1,652 s 0.12% d 122,435 s 5.77% u -- s % s 3,374 s 0.13% d -- s % s
1 Mingenew 51 s 0.02% d 293 s 0.02% d 176,995 s 5.35% u -- s % s 489 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Moora 160 s 0.07% d 1,355 s 0.10% d 118,120 s 4.83% u -- s % s 2,556 s 0.10% d -- s % s
1 Morawa 96 s 0.04% d 547 s 0.04% d 175,614 s 5.31% u -- s % s 911 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Mosman Park 405 s 0.17% d 2,400 s 0.18% d 168,936 s 3.23% d -- s % s 9,199 s 0.36% d -- s % s
1 Mount Magnet 107 s 0.04% d 466 s 0.04% d 231,390 s 13.66% u -- s % s 666 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 Mount Marshall 42 s 0.02% d 296 s 0.02% d 141,893 s 4.40% u -- s % s 493 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Mukinbudin 52 s 0.02% d 314 s 0.02% d 168,274 s 4.72% u -- s % s 502 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Mundaring 1,240 s 0.52% d 9,794 s 0.74% d 126,612 s 5.40% u -- s % s 38,364 s 1.50% d -- s % s
1 Murchison 9 s 0.00% d 63 s 0.00% d 143,318 s 13.79% u -- s % s 119 s 0.00% d -- s % s
1 Murray 1,140 s 0.48% d 6,520 s 0.49% d 174,883 s 9.27% u -- s % s 14,773 s 0.58% d -- s % s
1 Nannup 54 s 0.02% d 513 s 0.04% d 106,562 s 4.21% d -- s % s 1,304 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Narembeen 54 s 0.02% d 429 s 0.03% d 125,718 s 5.78% u -- s % s 839 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 Narrogin 284 s 0.12% d 2,621 s 0.20% d 108,335 s 7.97% u -- s % s 5,260 s 0.21% d -- s % s
1 Nedlands 2,303 s 0.96% d 14,534 s 1.09% d 158,500 s 1.88% u -- s % s 22,029 s 0.86% d -- s % s
1 Ngaanyatjarraku 48 s 0.02% d 617 s 0.05% d 78,084 s 18.07% u -- s % s 1,508 s 0.06% d -- s % s
1 Northam 550 s 0.23% d 4,633 s 0.35% d 118,712 s 10.36% u -- s % s 10,830 s 0.42% d -- s % s
1 Northampton 180 s 0.08% d 1,404 s 0.11% d 128,819 s 6.61% u -- s % s 3,281 s 0.13% d -- s % s
1 Nungarin 11 s 0.00% d 93 s 0.01% d 120,106 s 4.96% u -- s % s 236 s 0.01% d -- s % s
1 Peppermint Grove 192 s 0.08% d 1,046 s 0.08% d 184,305 s 3.24% d -- s % s 1,629 s 0.06% d -- s % s
1 Perenjori 289 s 0.12% d 696 s 0.05% d 416,280 s 5.26% u -- s % s 930 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Perth 31,613 s 13.21% d 186,221 s 13.99% d 169,763 s 5.22% d -- s % s 21,416 s 0.84% d -- s % s
1 Pingelly 51 s 0.02% d 440 s 0.03% d 116,393 s 7.77% u -- s % s 1,209 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Plantagenet 294 s 0.12% d 2,761 s 0.21% d 106,637 s 7.45% u -- s % s 5,032 s 0.20% d -- s % s
1 Port Hedland 2,436 s 1.02% d 9,629 s 0.72% d 253,004 s 4.68% u -- s % s 15,659 s 0.61% d -- s % s
1 Quairading 54 s 0.02% d 442 s 0.03% d 122,142 s 8.04% u -- s % s 1,073 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Ravensthorpe 325 s 0.14% d 1,624 s 0.12% d 200,510 s 2.84% u -- s % s 2,187 s 0.09% d -- s % s
1 Rockingham 3,578 s 1.50% d 29,562 s 2.22% d 121,058 s 7.53% u -- s % s 109,415 s 4.28% d -- s % s
1 Sandstone 12 s 0.01% d 65 s 0.00% d 194,346 s 13.21% u -- s % s 109 s 0.00% d -- s % s
1 Serpentine-Jarrahdale 574 s 0.24% d 4,007 s 0.30% d 143,354 s 3.75% u -- s % s 18,495 s 0.72% d -- s % s
1 Shark Bay 66 s 0.03% d 483 s 0.04% d 136,799 s 3.93% u -- s % s 887 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 South Perth 2,174 s 0.91% d 14,092 s 1.06% d 154,270 s 2.96% u -- s % s 43,618 s 1.71% d -- s % s
1 Stirling 11,107 s 4.64% d 86,580 s 6.50% d 128,289 s 6.73% u -- s % s 209,043 s 8.18% d -- s % s
1 Subiaco 3,160 s 1.32% d 23,057 s 1.73% d 137,057 s 3.02% d -- s % s 15,873 s 0.62% d -- s % s
1 Swan 7,794 s 3.26% d 66,479 s 4.99% d 117,251 s 6.82% u -- s % s 112,802 s 4.41% d -- s % s
1 Tammin 31 s 0.01% d 210 s 0.02% d 147,827 s 8.02% u -- s % s 415 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Three Springs 52 s 0.02% d 320 s 0.02% d 164,288 s 5.45% u -- s % s 633 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Toodyay 135 s 0.06% d 1,053 s 0.08% d 128,262 s 6.06% u -- s % s 4,529 s 0.18% d -- s % s
1 Trayning 33 s 0.01% d 223 s 0.02% d 147,564 s 4.42% u -- s % s 355 s 0.01% d -- s % s
1 Upper Gascoyne 12 s 0.01% d 99 s 0.01% d 128,474 s 4.29% u -- s % s 253 s 0.01% d -- s % s
1 Victoria Park 4,134 s 1.73% d 29,560 s 2.22% d 139,878 s 4.40% u -- s % s 34,718 s 1.36% d -- s % s
1 Victoria Plains 134 s 0.06% d 607 s 0.05% d 220,826 s 4.93% u -- s % s 926 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Vincent 3,570 s 1.49% d 23,307 s 1.75% d 153,210 s 4.87% u -- s % s 33,857 s 1.32% d -- s % s
1 Wagin 90 s 0.04% d 823 s 0.06% d 110,400 s 4.14% u -- s % s 1,901 s 0.07% d -- s % s
1 Wandering 20 s 0.01% d 165 s 0.01% d 121,736 s 7.80% u -- s % s 453 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Wanneroo 5,021 s 2.10% d 41,142 s 3.09% d 122,059 s 8.12% u -- s % s 160,281 s 6.27% d -- s % s
1 Waroona 428 s 0.18% d 2,497 s 0.19% d 171,585 s 5.68% d -- s % s 3,720 s 0.15% d -- s % s
1 West Arthur 55 s 0.02% d 469 s 0.04% d 118,188 s 4.04% u -- s % s 901 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Westonia 75 s 0.03% d 256 s 0.02% d 292,679 s 4.90% u -- s % s 282 s 0.01% d -- s % s
1 Wickepin 44 s 0.02% d 379 s 0.03% d 118,011 s 3.20% u -- s % s 767 s 0.03% d -- s % s
1 Williams 63 s 0.03% d 500 s 0.04% d 127,392 s 4.08% u -- s % s 940 s 0.04% d -- s % s
1 Wiluna 535 s 0.22% d 1,838 s 0.14% d 291,376 s 13.67% u -- s % s 1,198 s 0.05% d -- s % s
1 Wongan-Ballidu 107 s 0.04% d 773 s 0.06% d 139,291 s 6.04% u -- s % s 1,478 s 0.06% d -- s % s
1 Woodanilling 29 s 0.01% d 193 s 0.01% d 154,288 s 9.31% u -- s % s 427 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Wyalkatchem 29 s 0.01% d 263 s 0.02% d 111,260 s 5.91% u -- s % s 542 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Wyndham-East Kimberley 893 s 0.37% d 4,877 s 0.37% d 183,153 s 10.42% u -- s % s 8,195 s 0.32% d -- s % s
1 Yalgoo 306 s 0.13% d 903 s 0.07% d 339,135 s 13.86% u -- s % s 417 s 0.02% d -- s % s
1 Yilgarn 382 s 0.16% d 1,720 s 0.13% d 222,498 s 4.49% u -- s % s 1,675 s 0.07% d -- s % s
1 York 136 s 0.06% d 1,152 s 0.09% d 118,117 s 6.20% u -- s % s 3,462 s 0.14% d -- s % s
Total State 239,314 100.00% 1,331,137 100.00% 179,781 896.82% 223,779 100.00% 2,555,978 100.00% 11,833,203 100.00%

Sources:
1National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR)©, 2016.
2Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets, December Quarter 2017.
3Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, 2015 to 2017.
4Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016/17 .
5Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals.
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