In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 40.0% of employment in Bathurst Regional Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (35.7% in 2009)
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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 778 | 3.9 | 835 | 4.5 | 784 | 4.4 |
| Mining | 69 | 0.3 | 59 | 0.3 | 63 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 7,315 | 36.3 | 7,133 | 38.4 | 7,266 | 40.3 |
| Household services | 8,072 | 40.0 | 6,897 | 37.1 | 6,427 | 35.7 |
| Business services | 2,228 | 11.1 | 2,090 | 11.3 | 2,029 | 11.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,698 | 8.4 | 1,555 | 8.4 | 1,447 | 8.0 |
| Total Industries | 20,159 | 100.0 | 18,569 | 100.0 | 18,017 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||