The Adelaide Hills Council area is part of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Approximately 12 kilometres east of Adelaide CBD, it's an easy commute to the city but also a wonderful gateway to the country. Key economic indicators for the region include:
- Gross Regional Product: $1.5 billion (1.37% of the South Australian economy)
- Population: 39,977
- Local jobs: 9,834
- Largest employing sector: Education and Training
- Number of local businesses: 4,058
- Employed residents: 19,513
- Regional Exports: $688 million
- Visitor Economy: $92.3 million
Further statistics are available at economyid
Key characteristics of the Adelaide Hills can be summarised as:
- population - numbers have been relatively stable over the past decade;
- economy - the main sectors which differentiate the Adelaide Hills economy are horticulture (mainly apples, pears and cherries), viticulture (with downstream wine production) and tourism;
- labour force - highly skilled with a relatively high proportion working in managerial and professional occupations, and with incomes increasingly skewed towards the highest income groups; and,
- employment - very low levels of unemployment when compared with the rest of the State.
Adelaide Hills Business Survey 2021
