Gold Coast City
Industry composition
In 2018, the Household services sector accounted for 40.4% of employment in Gold Coast City. The importance of this sector has increased over the last 10 years (34.1% in 2007)
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 the 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 | 2018 | 2013 | 2008 | |||||
| Industry | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Household services | 119,793 | 40.4 | 95,964 | 39.1 | 80,584 | 34.1 | 23300 | 39208.5909 |
| Goods related | 111,560 | 37.6 | 92,789 | 37.8 | 104,683 | 44.2 | 23200 | 6876.5939 |
| Business services | 51,003 | 17.2 | 44,921 | 18.3 | 41,406 | 17.5 | 23400 | 9597.6009 |
| Public administration and safety | 10,998 | 3.7 | 9,257 | 3.8 | 8,282 | 3.5 | 23500 | 2715.2978 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,853 | 0.6 | 1,231 | 0.5 | 1,005 | 0.4 | 23000 | 847.6760 |
| Mining | 1,161 | 0.4 | 1,402 | 0.6 | 664 | 0.3 | 23100 | 496.5830 |
| Total Industries | 296,367 | 100.0 | 245,563 | 100.0 | 236,624 | 100.0 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Data are based on a 2016-17 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