Two views of Perth's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Perth is economically broad, but resources still set the weight. Mining and metals lead with 779 companies; technology rates 10/10, and CDC's planned data-centre campus carries a $415m investment. Healthcare, retail, sports and manufacturing also rank at the top of the sector mix.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Mining & Metals | 779 |
| Information Technology and Services | 411 |
| Financial Services | 286 |
| Computer Software | 258 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 231 |
| Real Estate | 217 |
| Oil & Energy | 214 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 200 |
| Construction | 186 |
| Food & Beverages | 159 |
| Automotive | 152 |
| Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | 151 |
| Renewables & Environment | 151 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 141 |
| Management Consulting | 140 |
| Internet | 119 |
| Retail | 119 |
| Electrical/electronic Manufacturing | 110 |
| Environmental Services | 102 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 94 |
| Human Resources | 92 |
| Building Materials | 85 |
| Transportation/trucking/railroad | 85 |
| Education Management | 84 |
| Design | 82 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 6 | 5.0 |
| Computer consultant | 4 | 5.0 |
| Internet marketing service | 4 | 5.0 |
| Business management consultant | 2 | — |
| Corporate office | 2 | 4.3 |
| Website designer | 2 | 5.0 |
| Computer support and services | 2 | 3.4 |
| Advertising agency | 2 | 5.0 |
| Electric motor vehicle dealer | 1 | 3.0 |
| Tutoring service | 1 | 4.6 |
| Accountant | 1 | 5.0 |
| Electrical engineer | 1 | — |
| Visa consultant | 1 | 4.1 |
| Logistics service | 1 | 5.0 |
| Mining company | 1 | 4.3 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesfarmers | retail | 223,000 | 1914 |
| Ysafe | professional training & coaching | 80,000 | 2013 |
| European Metals Holdings | mining & metals | 28,000 | 2012 |
| South32 | mining & metals | 23,976 | 2014 |
| Kalium Lakes | mining & metals | 15,000 | 2014 |
| Perenti | mining & metals | 9,000 | 1980 |
| ECU | higher education | 8,782 | 1991 |
| Ahg | automotive | 8,435 | 1952 |
| Macmahon | mining & metals | 8,368 | 1963 |
| Department of Health | hospital & health care | 7,558 | |
| Woodside Energy | oil & energy | 6,673 | |
| APM | staffing and recruiting | 6,650 | 1994 |
| Barminco Ltd. | mining & metals | 5,600 | 1989 |
| Fortescue Metals | mining & metals | 5,455 | 2003 |
| St John of God Health Care | hospital & health care | 5,152 | 1895 |
| Water Corporation | utilities | 4,653 | 1996 |
| Seven West Media | broadcast media | 4,597 | 1833 |
| Woodside Energy | energy exploration | 4,427 | 1954 |
| Resolute | mining & metals | 4,059 | 2001 |
| Le Forem | government administration | 3,550 | |
| Western Power | utilities | 3,219 | |
| Bankwest | financial services | 3,177 | 1895 |
| DRA | mining & metals | 2,577 | 1984 |
| Alcock Brown-neaves | construction | 2,468 | |
| INPEX | oil & energy | 2,443 | 1986 |
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