Ballina Shire
Industry composition
In 2018, the Household services sector accounted for 43.3% of employment in Ballina Shire. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (35.4% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of Ballina Shire provides a framework for understanding what policy responses and investment may be appropriate to support the growth of businesses and maintenance of a vibrant economy in the future.
The charts and table below give a broad overview of the role and function of your economy. It helps answer questions such as:
- How much of the Ballina Shire's economy is driven by meeting the local population needs?
- What proportion of jobs in the area are in goods production or selling of products?
- In which broad sectors are the key strengths of the local economy?
- What contribution do business services make in your area and is it growing?
- Is there a presence of local, state and federal government workers in in the area?
Once you have developed a broad picture of your economy, you can then drill down further with all the detail here.
| Employment composition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina Shire | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 7,585 | 43.3 | 6,587 | 40.3 | 5,723 | 35.4 | 23300 | 1862.0501 |
| Goods related | 5,687 | 32.5 | 5,745 | 35.2 | 6,182 | 38.2 | 23200 | -495.6498 |
| Business services | 2,358 | 13.5 | 2,181 | 13.4 | 2,116 | 13.1 | 23400 | 241.7900 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 936 | 5.3 | 931 | 5.7 | 1,309 | 8.1 | 23000 | -373.1070 |
| Public administration and safety | 836 | 4.8 | 819 | 5.0 | 804 | 5.0 | 23500 | 32.2635 |
| Mining | 108 | 0.6 | 76 | 0.5 | 32 | 0.2 | 23100 | 76.5378 |
| Total Industries | 17,509 | 100.0 | 16,338 | 100.0 | 16,165 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2016-17 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more