FACTBase Bulletin 10 - Perth's Most Competitive Sectors

​The Bulletin examines the competitiveness of Perth's employment sectors between the 1996 and 2006 censuses.

Key Findings

• Between 1996 and 2006, the Perth labour force grew 25.2 percent compared to a national average of just 19.2 percent.
• Employment growth by sector shows the strongest growth in the mining sector, followed by construction, and other considerable growth in public administration, health care and social assistance, and retailing.
• Perth’s most competitive industry is mining, however other industries are also highly competitive, such as manufacturing and public administration.
• Poor and modest industry performers include agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and information technology, as well as the arts and recreation industry.
• According to the shift-share analysis on a national scale, Perth’s level of local competitiveness is relatively high. On a sectoral level, Perth is over-reliant on the mining industry and lags behind other Australian cities in the services sectors.