Bathurst Regional Council area
Industry composition
In 2017, the Household services sector accounted for 41.7% of employment in Bathurst Regional Council area. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (33.6% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of Bathurst Regional Council area 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 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 | 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 8,138 | 41.7 | 6,743 | 37.6 | 5,922 | 33.6 | 23300 | 2215.7755 |
| Goods related | 6,613 | 33.9 | 6,849 | 38.2 | 7,377 | 41.8 | 23200 | -764.3345 |
| Business services | 2,365 | 12.1 | 2,092 | 11.7 | 2,035 | 11.5 | 23400 | 329.3661 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,543 | 7.9 | 1,459 | 8.1 | 1,375 | 7.8 | 23500 | 167.9219 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 763 | 3.9 | 732 | 4.1 | 872 | 4.9 | 23000 | -108.2295 |
| Mining | 94 | 0.5 | 77 | 0.4 | 64 | 0.4 | 23100 | 29.7321 |
| Total Industries | 19,515 | 100.0 | 17,952 | 100.0 | 17,644 | 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