Understanding the economic role of Bathurst Regional 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 Bathurst Regional Council area'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Regional Council area | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 948 | 4.6 | 772 | 4.0 | 782 | 4.2 |
| Mining | 80 | 0.4 | 71 | 0.4 | 63 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 7,597 | 36.7 | 6,879 | 35.3 | 7,165 | 38.9 |
| Household services | 8,164 | 39.4 | 7,904 | 40.5 | 6,772 | 36.7 |
| Business services | 2,299 | 11.1 | 2,320 | 11.9 | 2,145 | 11.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,630 | 7.9 | 1,551 | 8.0 | 1,507 | 8.2 |
| Total Industries | 20,718 | 100.0 | 19,497 | 100.0 | 18,433 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2018-19 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 | ||||||