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 | 2023 | 2017 | 2012 | |||
| Industry | number | % | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,592 | 0.5 | 1,592 | 0.6 | 1,066 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 1,157 | 0.3 | 1,089 | 0.4 | 931 | 0.4 |
| Goods related | 128,356 | 38.2 | 105,655 | 38.1 | 93,767 | 38.6 |
| Household services | 135,493 | 40.3 | 109,568 | 39.5 | 94,178 | 38.8 |
| Business services | 57,939 | 17.2 | 49,300 | 17.8 | 43,797 | 18.0 |
| Public administration and safety | 11,806 | 3.5 | 10,116 | 3.6 | 9,093 | 3.7 |
| Total Industries | 336,343 | 100.0 | 277,321 | 100.0 | 242,833 | 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 | ||||||