Understanding the economic role of Cassowary Coast 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 the Cassowary Coast'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassowary Coast | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2,576 | 19.5 | 2,907 | 22.3 | 2,710 | 19.1 |
| Mining | 62 | 0.5 | 108 | 0.8 | 82 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 4,337 | 32.9 | 4,177 | 32.0 | 5,626 | 39.7 |
| Household services | 4,273 | 32.4 | 3,948 | 30.2 | 3,905 | 27.5 |
| Business services | 1,259 | 9.5 | 1,173 | 9.0 | 1,129 | 8.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 689 | 5.2 | 741 | 5.7 | 729 | 5.1 |
| Total Industries | 13,197 | 100.0 | 13,054 | 100.0 | 14,181 | 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 | ||||||