Ballina Shire
Industry composition
In 2017, the Household services sector accounted for 41.9% of employment in Ballina Shire. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (33.3% 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 | 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 7,068 | 41.9 | 6,289 | 38.3 | 5,220 | 33.3 | 23300 | 1848.4719 |
| Goods related | 5,513 | 32.7 | 5,974 | 36.4 | 5,950 | 37.9 | 23200 | -437.8129 |
| Business services | 2,449 | 14.5 | 2,221 | 13.5 | 2,047 | 13.1 | 23400 | 401.4430 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 955 | 5.7 | 1,083 | 6.6 | 1,687 | 10.8 | 23000 | -732.1561 |
| Public administration and safety | 780 | 4.6 | 796 | 4.8 | 750 | 4.8 | 23500 | 29.5513 |
| Mining | 106 | 0.6 | 60 | 0.4 | 29 | 0.2 | 23100 | 76.5433 |
| Total Industries | 16,870 | 100.0 | 16,424 | 100.0 | 15,684 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2016. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2015-16 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