In 2019, the Household services sector accounted for 40.1% of employment in Cairns. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (35.3% in 2009)
Understanding the economic role of Cairns 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 Cairns'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 2019 | 2014 | 2009 | |||
| Industry | $ | number | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,186 | 1.4 | 1,137 | 1.5 | 951 | 1.3 |
| Mining | 466 | 0.6 | 578 | 0.8 | 368 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 30,610 | 37.1 | 26,510 | 35.4 | 30,088 | 41.1 |
| Household services | 33,081 | 40.1 | 30,334 | 40.5 | 25,865 | 35.3 |
| Business services | 10,689 | 13.0 | 10,376 | 13.9 | 10,416 | 14.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,437 | 7.8 | 5,948 | 7.9 | 5,490 | 7.5 |
| Total Industries | 82,469 | 100.0 | 74,883 | 100.0 | 73,179 | 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 | ||||||