Cairns
Industry composition
In 2017, the Household services sector accounted for 41.1% of employment in Cairns. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (33.7% in 2007)
Understanding the economic role of Cairns 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 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 | 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 31,680 | 41.1 | 27,513 | 37.9 | 23,105 | 33.7 | 23300 | 8575.2001 |
| Goods related | 26,669 | 34.6 | 26,910 | 37.1 | 28,803 | 42.1 | 23200 | -2134.2531 |
| Business services | 10,912 | 14.1 | 10,708 | 14.7 | 9,942 | 14.5 | 23400 | 970.0851 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,283 | 8.1 | 5,957 | 8.2 | 5,242 | 7.7 | 23500 | 1041.3221 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,330 | 1.7 | 982 | 1.4 | 1,003 | 1.5 | 23000 | 326.6836 |
| Mining | 265 | 0.3 | 546 | 0.8 | 368 | 0.5 | 23100 | -102.6495 |
| Total Industries | 77,139 | 100.0 | 72,615 | 100.0 | 68,462 | 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