Gold Coast City

Industry composition

In 2023, the Household services sector accounted for 40.3% of employment in Gold Coast City. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (38.8% in 2012)

Understanding the economic role of Gold Coast City 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 Gold Coast 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.

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Employment composition
Gold Coast City202320172012
Industrynumber%. number%. number%.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1,5920.51,5920.61,0660.4
Mining1,1570.31,0890.49310.4
Goods related128,35638.2105,65538.193,76738.6
Household services135,49340.3109,56839.594,17838.8
Business services57,93917.249,30017.843,79718.0
Public administration and safety11,8063.510,1163.69,0933.7
Total Industries336,343100.0277,321100.0242,833100.0

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.

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Gold Coast City

economic profile