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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 379 | 8.1 | 404 | 9.4 | 409 | 10.1 |
| Mining | 5 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 1,451 | 31.1 | 1,473 | 34.3 | 1,407 | 34.7 |
| Household services | 2,029 | 43.5 | 1,710 | 39.8 | 1,542 | 38.0 |
| Business services | 581 | 12.5 | 506 | 11.8 | 487 | 12.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 217 | 4.7 | 198 | 4.6 | 205 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 4,662 | 100.0 | 4,300 | 100.0 | 4,054 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020-21 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 | ||||||