Understanding the economic role of City of Coffs Harbour 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 Coffs Harbour City'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour City | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,953 | 4.7 | 1,805 | 5.4 | 1,243 | 4.0 |
| Mining | 41 | 0.1 | 108 | 0.3 | 76 | 0.2 |
| Goods related | 14,035 | 34.0 | 10,932 | 32.9 | 11,091 | 35.5 |
| Household services | 18,088 | 43.8 | 14,339 | 43.1 | 12,883 | 41.3 |
| Business services | 4,910 | 11.9 | 4,200 | 12.6 | 4,126 | 13.2 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,239 | 5.4 | 1,869 | 5.6 | 1,790 | 5.7 |
| Total Industries | 41,266 | 100.0 | 33,253 | 100.0 | 31,209 | 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 | ||||||