Understanding the economic role of Bellingen 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 Bellingen 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingen Shire | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 431 | 11.0 | 455 | 10.8 | 419 | 10.9 |
| Mining | 30 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 1,372 | 35.1 | 1,399 | 33.2 | 1,347 | 35.0 |
| Household services | 1,474 | 37.7 | 1,670 | 39.6 | 1,448 | 37.6 |
| Business services | 423 | 10.8 | 485 | 11.5 | 447 | 11.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 181 | 4.6 | 199 | 4.7 | 183 | 4.8 |
| Total Industries | 3,911 | 100.0 | 4,217 | 100.0 | 3,847 | 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 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 | ||||||