Understanding the economic role of City of Kingston 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 City of Kingston'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 | ||||||
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| City of Kingston | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 | |||
| Industry | number | $ | number | % | number | % |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 671 | 0.7 | 454 | 0.5 | 363 | 0.4 |
| Mining | 188 | 0.2 | 73 | 0.1 | 51 | 0.1 |
| Goods related | 57,606 | 59.3 | 50,966 | 59.0 | 55,353 | 64.1 |
| Household services | 23,546 | 24.2 | 21,957 | 25.4 | 18,946 | 22.0 |
| Business services | 12,415 | 12.8 | 10,277 | 11.9 | 9,166 | 10.6 |
| Public administration and safety | 2,750 | 2.8 | 2,611 | 3.0 | 2,432 | 2.8 |
| Total Industries | 97,176 | 100.0 | 86,337 | 100.0 | 86,311 | 100.0 |
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). 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. Please refer to specific data notes for more information | ||||||