Cairns
Industry composition
In 2018, the Household services sector accounted for 41.6% of employment in Cairns. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (34.0% 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 | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 34,726 | 41.6 | 29,035 | 39.3 | 24,536 | 34.0 | 23300 | 10189.3707 |
| Goods related | 29,386 | 35.2 | 26,818 | 36.3 | 30,416 | 42.2 | 23200 | -1030.6035 |
| Business services | 11,225 | 13.5 | 10,374 | 14.0 | 10,392 | 14.4 | 23400 | 833.4692 |
| Public administration and safety | 6,425 | 7.7 | 5,972 | 8.1 | 5,376 | 7.5 | 23500 | 1048.6040 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,393 | 1.7 | 1,117 | 1.5 | 1,001 | 1.4 | 23000 | 391.8665 |
| Mining | 285 | 0.3 | 557 | 0.8 | 341 | 0.5 | 23100 | -56.0398 |
| Total Industries | 83,439 | 100.0 | 73,872 | 100.0 | 72,062 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), 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