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.
| Employment composition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast City | 2022 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,630 | 0.5 | 1,582 | 0.6 | 1,142 | 0.5 |
| Mining | 900 | 0.3 | 1,012 | 0.4 | 1,137 | 0.5 |
| Goods related | 117,367 | 36.7 | 106,003 | 38.2 | 95,369 | 39.3 |
| Household services | 129,910 | 40.6 | 107,293 | 38.7 | 92,163 | 38.0 |
| Business services | 58,518 | 18.3 | 51,219 | 18.5 | 43,856 | 18.1 |
| Public administration and safety | 11,304 | 3.5 | 10,163 | 3.7 | 9,105 | 3.8 |
| Total Industries | 319,629 | 100.0 | 277,272 | 100.0 | 242,771 | 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 | ||||||