In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 40.0% of employment in Ballina Shire. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (37.7% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of Ballina Shire Council 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 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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,036 | 5.8 | 907 | 5.6 | 990 | 6.3 |
| Mining | 112 | 0.6 | 72 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 6,505 | 36.2 | 5,607 | 34.4 | 5,988 | 37.9 |
| Household services | 7,201 | 40.0 | 6,746 | 41.4 | 5,953 | 37.7 |
| Business services | 2,276 | 12.7 | 2,157 | 13.2 | 2,042 | 12.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 854 | 4.7 | 811 | 5.0 | 787 | 5.0 |
| Total Industries | 17,983 | 100.0 | 16,300 | 100.0 | 15,797 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||