Understanding the economic role of Douglas Shire 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 Douglas Shire 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Shire Council | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 255 | 3.8 | 272 | 4.3 | 384 | 5.0 |
| Mining | 4 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 45 | 0.6 |
| Goods related | 2,037 | 30.3 | 1,923 | 30.6 | 2,783 | 36.1 |
| Household services | 3,062 | 45.6 | 2,915 | 46.4 | 3,204 | 41.6 |
| Business services | 1,036 | 15.4 | 883 | 14.0 | 992 | 12.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 321 | 4.8 | 286 | 4.6 | 292 | 3.8 |
| Total Industries | 6,714 | 100.0 | 6,286 | 100.0 | 7,701 | 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 | ||||||