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, 2015/2016
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 Adelaide 17,861 s 18.03% s 135,782 s 16.85% s 131,545 s 10.10% s 15,260 s 10.66% s 23,552 s 1.38% s 707,359 s 13.00% s
1 Adelaide Hills 1,469 s 1.48% s 11,368 s 1.41% s 129,272 s 4.48% s 3,972 s 2.77% s 39,632 s 2.31% s 71,002 s 1.30% s
1 Adelaide Plains 304 s 0.31% s 2,141 s 0.27% s 142,100 s 5.46% s 694 s 0.48% s 8,912 s 0.52% s 23,890 s 0.44% s
1 Alexandrina 993 s 1.00% s 7,374 s 0.92% s 134,686 s 5.67% s 2,054 s 1.43% s 26,562 s 1.55% s 85,205 s 1.57% s
1 Anangu Pitjantjatjara 60 s 0.06% s 698 s 0.09% s 86,653 s 29.11% s 6 s 0.00% s 2,498 s 0.15% s 617 s 0.01% s
1 Barossa 1,457 s 1.47% s 11,696 s 1.45% s 124,621 s 3.99% s 2,268 s 1.58% s 24,200 s 1.41% s 50,264 s 0.92% s
1 Barunga West 125 s 0.13% s 804 s 0.10% s 156,473 s 7.38% s 227 s 0.16% s 2,592 s 0.15% s 2,757 s 0.05% s
1 Berri and Barmera 512 s 0.52% s 4,777 s 0.59% s 107,375 s 9.10% s 1,058 s 0.74% s 10,835 s 0.63% s 20,297 s 0.37% s
1 Burnside 2,626 s 2.65% s 19,034 s 2.36% s 137,983 s 3.90% s 6,557 s 4.58% s 45,216 s 2.64% s 117,183 s 2.15% s
1 Campbelltown 1,391 s 1.40% s 10,432 s 1.29% s 133,411 s 7.62% s 3,454 s 2.41% s 51,080 s 2.98% s 150,616 s 2.77% s
1 Ceduna 188 s 0.19% s 1,779 s 0.22% s 105,894 s 5.92% s 390 s 0.27% s 3,566 s 0.21% s 3,712 s 0.07% s
1 Charles Sturt 5,247 s 5.30% s 46,073 s 5.72% s 113,894 s 6.10% s 8,315 s 5.81% s 114,980 s 6.71% s 396,327 s 7.28% s
1 Clare and Gilbert Valleys 589 s 0.59% s 4,834 s 0.60% s 121,920 s 4.64% s 1,373 s 0.96% s 9,244 s 0.54% s 21,500 s 0.40% s
1 Cleve 133 s 0.13% s 1,018 s 0.13% s 131,369 s 1.79% s 292 s 0.20% s 1,816 s 0.11% s 1,662 s 0.03% s
1 Coober Pedy 78 s 0.08% s 755 s 0.09% s 103,619 s 11.15% s 155 s 0.11% s 1,818 s 0.11% s 877 s 0.02% s
1 Copper Coast 530 s 0.53% s 4,968 s 0.62% s 106,775 s 11.87% s 1,002 s 0.70% s 14,472 s 0.84% s 42,955 s 0.79% s
1 Elliston 67 s 0.07% s 523 s 0.06% s 128,231 s 1.71% s 192 s 0.13% s 1,070 s 0.06% s 1,873 s 0.03% s
1 Flinders Ranges 52 s 0.05% s 482 s 0.06% s 108,225 s 5.11% s 118 s 0.08% s 1,693 s 0.10% s 3,463 s 0.06% s
1 Franklin Harbour 50 s 0.05% s 530 s 0.07% s 94,904 s 1.86% s 158 s 0.11% s 1,334 s 0.08% s 2,145 s 0.04% s
1 Gawler 717 s 0.72% s 7,111 s 0.88% s 100,820 s 7.52% s 1,295 s 0.90% s 23,355 s 1.36% s 74,479 s 1.37% s
1 Goyder 179 s 0.18% s 1,528 s 0.19% s 117,454 s 7.59% s 576 s 0.40% s 4,240 s 0.25% s 2,530 s 0.05% s
1 Grant 390 s 0.39% s 2,435 s 0.30% s 160,433 s 4.64% s 797 s 0.56% s 8,417 s 0.49% s 12,284 s 0.23% s
1 Holdfast Bay 1,583 s 1.60% s 13,426 s 1.67% s 117,906 s 4.23% s 3,322 s 2.32% s 36,537 s 2.13% s 118,361 s 2.18% s
1 Kangaroo Island 238 s 0.24% s 2,326 s 0.29% s 102,685 s 4.23% s 697 s 0.49% s 4,836 s 0.28% s 7,898 s 0.15% s
1 Karoonda East Murray 60 s 0.06% s 555 s 0.07% s 109,536 s 4.20% s 182 s 0.13% s 1,121 s 0.07% s 198 s 0.00% s
1 Kimba 78 s 0.08% s 566 s 0.07% s 138,831 s 1.89% s 187 s 0.13% s 1,083 s 0.06% s 841 s 0.02% s
1 Kingston 140 s 0.14% s 1,100 s 0.14% s 127,919 s 3.38% s 337 s 0.24% s 2,415 s 0.14% s 6,334 s 0.12% s
1 Light 727 s 0.73% s 5,322 s 0.66% s 136,639 s 4.87% s 1,300 s 0.91% s 15,048 s 0.88% s 63,126 s 1.16% s
1 Lower Eyre Peninsula 225 s 0.23% s 1,871 s 0.23% s 120,747 s 3.02% s 532 s 0.37% s 5,661 s 0.33% s 18,863 s 0.35% s
1 Loxton Waikerie 600 s 0.61% s 5,000 s 0.62% s 120,105 s 5.79% s 1,300 s 0.91% s 11,730 s 0.68% s 27,523 s 0.51% s
1 Maralinga Tjarutja 1 s 0.00% s 4 s 0.00% s 287,821 s 32.00% s --- s 0.00% s 62 s 0.00% s --- s 0.00% s
1 Marion 3,365 s 3.40% s 24,530 s 3.04% s 137,181 s 6.57% s 4,587 s 3.20% s 90,508 s 5.28% s 201,919 s 3.71% s
1 Mid Murray 313 s 0.32% s 2,383 s 0.30% s 131,579 s 6.88% s 778 s 0.54% s 8,845 s 0.52% s 25,443 s 0.47% s
1 Mitcham 3,343 s 3.37% s 30,268 s 3.76% s 110,454 s 3.62% s 4,965 s 3.47% s 66,482 s 3.88% s 329,696 s 6.06% s
1 Mount Barker 1,437 s 1.45% s 11,793 s 1.46% s 121,905 s 8.36% s 2,758 s 1.93% s 33,897 s 1.98% s 127,819 s 2.35% s
1 Mount Gambier 1,333 s 1.35% s 13,588 s 1.69% s 98,151 s 6.71% s 2,139 s 1.49% s 27,061 s 1.58% s 32,658 s 0.60% s
1 Mount Remarkable 120 s 0.12% s 961 s 0.12% s 125,787 s 8.76% s 350 s 0.24% s 2,920 s 0.17% s 6,616 s 0.12% s
1 Murray Bridge 1,053 s 1.06% s 9,901 s 1.23% s 106,372 s 9.06% s 1,331 s 0.93% s 21,562 s 1.26% s 96,007 s 1.76% s
1 Naracoorte and Lucindale 518 s 0.52% s 4,516 s 0.56% s 114,797 s 3.63% s 1,366 s 0.95% s 8,544 s 0.50% s 14,155 s 0.26% s
1 Northern Areas 224 s 0.23% s 1,877 s 0.23% s 119,356 s 5.23% s 655 s 0.46% s 4,623 s 0.27% s 3,917 s 0.07% s
1 Norwood Payneham St Peters 3,101 s 3.13% s 26,352 s 3.27% s 117,706 s 6.56% s 6,146 s 4.29% s 36,396 s 2.12% s 253,928 s 4.67% s
1 Onkaparinga 4,682 s 4.73% s 42,274 s 5.25% s 110,767 s 9.03% s 8,931 s 6.24% s 169,372 s 9.89% s 297,988 s 5.48% s
1 Orroroo/Carrieton 44 s 0.04% s 423 s 0.05% s 104,235 s 8.67% s 157 s 0.11% s 912 s 0.05% s 120 s 0.00% s
1 Peterborough 51 s 0.05% s 571 s 0.07% s 89,519 s 8.80% s 197 s 0.14% s 1,712 s 0.10% s 760 s 0.01% s
1 Playford 2,692 s 2.72% s 26,683 s 3.31% s 100,911 s 15.44% s 3,138 s 2.19% s 90,553 s 5.29% s 163,869 s 3.01% s
1 Port Adelaide Enfield 8,769 s 8.85% s 74,830 s 9.29% s 117,190 s 8.72% s 8,069 s 5.64% s 124,007 s 7.24% s 320,864 s 5.90% s
1 Port Augusta 685 s 0.69% s 5,967 s 0.74% s 114,867 s 9.20% s 598 s 0.42% s 14,359 s 0.84% s 105,353 s 1.94% s
1 Port Lincoln 704 s 0.71% s 7,490 s 0.93% s 93,991 s 5.22% s 1,637 s 1.14% s 14,523 s 0.85% s 28,148 s 0.52% s
1 Port Pirie City and Dists 715 s 0.72% s 7,181 s 0.89% s 99,601 s 14.48% s 920 s 0.64% s 17,767 s 1.04% s 32,652 s 0.60% s
1 Prospect 769 s 0.78% s 6,145 s 0.76% s 125,231 s 6.57% s 1,859 s 1.30% s 21,124 s 1.23% s 97,136 s 1.79% s
1 Renmark Paringa 439 s 0.44% s 4,048 s 0.50% s 108,590 s 8.13% s 944 s 0.66% s 9,780 s 0.57% s 19,814 s 0.36% s
1 Robe 94 s 0.09% s 776 s 0.10% s 121,508 s 3.39% s 232 s 0.16% s 1,413 s 0.08% s 6,471 s 0.12% s
1 Roxby Downs 648 s 0.65% s 2,358 s 0.29% s 275,068 s 0.95% s 79 s 0.06% s 4,052 s 0.24% s 241 s 0.00% s
1 Salisbury 6,363 s 6.42% s 51,646 s 6.41% s 123,207 s 10.14% s 6,576 s 4.59% s 140,346 s 8.19% s 543,526 s 9.99% s
1 Southern Mallee 133 s 0.13% s 1,076 s 0.13% s 124,047 s 3.92% s 387 s 0.27% s 2,063 s 0.12% s 2,083 s 0.04% s
1 Streaky Bay 107 s 0.11% s 1,026 s 0.13% s 104,665 s 5.80% s 318 s 0.22% s 2,168 s 0.13% s 6,325 s 0.12% s
1 Tatiara 399 s 0.40% s 3,814 s 0.47% s 104,839 s 2.53% s 1,109 s 0.77% s 6,817 s 0.40% s 6,027 s 0.11% s
1 Tea Tree Gully 2,559 s 2.58% s 23,634 s 2.93% s 108,275 s 4.46% s 5,109 s 3.57% s 99,153 s 5.79% s 150,317 s 2.76% s
1 The Coorong 259 s 0.26% s 2,263 s 0.28% s 114,520 s 6.64% s 739 s 0.52% s 5,525 s 0.32% s 8,692 s 0.16% s
1 Tumby Bay 138 s 0.14% s 1,052 s 0.13% s 131,396 s 2.32% s 324 s 0.23% s 2,675 s 0.16% s 5,324 s 0.10% s
1 Unincorporated SA 2,186 s 2.21% s 7,120 s 0.88% s 307,054 s 4.47% s 410 s 0.29% s 3,639 s 0.21% s 20,880 s 0.38% s
1 Unley 2,904 s 2.93% s 21,733 s 2.70% s 133,642 s 5.04% s 5,857 s 4.09% s 38,939 s 2.27% s 144,458 s 2.65% s
1 Victor Harbor 563 s 0.57% s 5,064 s 0.63% s 111,219 s 7.54% s 979 s 0.68% s 15,011 s 0.88% s 59,157 s 1.09% s
1 Wakefield 348 s 0.35% s 2,929 s 0.36% s 118,900 s 7.37% s 857 s 0.60% s 6,950 s 0.41% s 22,796 s 0.42% s
1 Walkerville 352 s 0.36% s 2,475 s 0.31% s 142,587 s 5.75% s 868 s 0.61% s 7,781 s 0.45% s 40,211 s 0.74% s
1 Wattle Range 640 s 0.65% s 5,093 s 0.63% s 125,679 s 5.56% s 1,418 s 0.99% s 12,022 s 0.70% s 20,975 s 0.39% s
1 West Torrens 6,562 s 6.62% s 50,985 s 6.33% s 128,716 s 4.89% s 5,401 s 3.77% s 59,408 s 3.47% s 132,431 s 2.43% s
1 Whyalla 898 s 0.91% s 7,884 s 0.98% s 113,917 s 8.48% s 771 s 0.54% s 22,511 s 1.31% s 18,389 s 0.34% s
1 Wudinna 108 s 0.11% s 823 s 0.10% s 131,888 s 1.72% s 265 s 0.19% s 1,279 s 0.07% s 832 s 0.02% s
1 Yankalilla 206 s 0.21% s 1,587 s 0.20% s 130,240 s 6.06% s 560 s 0.39% s 5,276 s 0.31% s 28,323 s 0.52% s
1 Yorke Peninsula 576 s 0.58% s 4,282 s 0.53% s 134,727 s 8.12% s 1,324 s 0.92% s 11,291 s 0.66% s 29,017 s 0.53% s
Total State 99,070 100.00% 805,713 100.00% 122,959 485.14% 143,178 100.00% 1,712,843 100.00% 5,441,478 100.00%

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.
More detailed data notes are available here

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