Understanding the economic role of Charters Towers 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 Charters Towers Regional Council'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charters Towers Regional Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 536 | 8.7 | 555 | 11.6 | 550 | 10.3 |
| Mining | 1,575 | 25.7 | 540 | 11.3 | 697 | 13.0 |
| Goods related | 1,375 | 22.4 | 1,218 | 25.4 | 1,628 | 30.4 |
| Household services | 1,896 | 30.9 | 1,799 | 37.5 | 1,743 | 32.5 |
| Business services | 319 | 5.2 | 344 | 7.2 | 389 | 7.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 436 | 7.1 | 345 | 7.2 | 354 | 6.6 |
| Total Industries | 6,137 | 100.0 | 4,801 | 100.0 | 5,361 | 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 | ||||||