In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 40.9% of employment in Bellingen Shire. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (38.1% in 2009)
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 | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 346 | 8.3 | 398 | 9.7 | 416 | 10.6 |
| Mining | 31 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Goods related | 1,438 | 34.3 | 1,419 | 34.6 | 1,394 | 35.7 |
| Household services | 1,718 | 40.9 | 1,601 | 39.0 | 1,491 | 38.1 |
| Business services | 447 | 10.6 | 478 | 11.7 | 429 | 11.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 218 | 5.2 | 195 | 4.8 | 178 | 4.5 |
| Total Industries | 4,198 | 100.0 | 4,100 | 100.0 | 3,909 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. 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 | ||||||