Understanding the economic role of Eurobodalla 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 Eurobodalla Shire'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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurobodalla Shire | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 428 | 2.6 | 573 | 3.9 | 487 | 3.6 |
| Mining | 34 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.3 |
| Goods related | 6,068 | 36.9 | 5,084 | 35.0 | 5,183 | 38.0 |
| Household services | 6,579 | 40.0 | 6,302 | 43.4 | 5,406 | 39.7 |
| Business services | 2,093 | 12.7 | 1,609 | 11.1 | 1,731 | 12.7 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,240 | 7.5 | 952 | 6.5 | 774 | 5.7 |
| Total Industries | 16,442 | 100.0 | 14,535 | 100.0 | 13,623 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2022. ©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 | ||||||