Bega Valley Shire, Community Profile homeid

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    Welcome to the economic profile for
    Bega Valley Shire.

    economy.id® is an economic profile which is designed to meet the following objectives:

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    enable users to accurately describe the nature of the local economy

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    Performance

    Industry Structure

    Workforce

    The residents

    The labour force

    Infrastructure

    • Gross Product (Local)

      $1,305 million (2008),
      0.4% of New South Wales's Gross State Product

      Gross Product (Local) per capita $42,015 (2008)

    • Largest industry

      By employment (2006): Retail trade (1,942)

      By value added (2008): Manufacturing ($143 million)

      By output (2008): Manufacturing ($702 million)
    • Employment

      10,871 people work in Bega Valley Shire (2006)

    • Businesses

      2,862 registered businesses (2007)

    • Population

      Estimated Resident Population 32,956 (Jun-08)
      1.24% growth per annum (over 10 years)

    • Unemployment (residents)

      4.7%, compared to 5.4% in New South Wales (Dec-08)